I've been over the entire trail and found it very good going.
It sounds impossible, but this entire trail was cut on purpose.
As of 2010, more than 11,000 people had reported completing the entire trail.
To complete the entire trail, most guides recommend either three or four days.
Hiking the entire trail usually takes 40 to 50 days.
About 3,000 people a year try to hike the entire trail, which is in 14 states, but only 400 to 450 finish the trip.
Most won't ever do the entire trail, even in pieces.
"These might be the last local people we see on the entire trail."
The summit is still the highest point on the entire trail.
Halfway through my first day, I understood why only 14 people have completed the entire trail.