A Walk in the Woods (2015)
Directed by Ken Kwapis
An aging travel writer at home in New England talks an out-of-shape old friend into hiking the Appalachian Trail with him from its start in Georgia, and they get far further than anyone expected.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1The Brysons' home≈ 00:01:00Hanover, New HampshireInferred
After a friend's funeral Bill decides to hike the Appalachian Trail; his wife insists he not go alone, and only Katz volunteers.
- 2Start of the trail≈ 00:22:00Springer Mountain, Georgia (southern end of the Appalachian Trail)Inferred
The two set off from the southern end of the trail and are soon gasping as younger hikers stride past.
- 3Shelter and cliff ledge≈ 01:10:00Appalachian Trail, around the halfway pointInferred
- 4The Brysons' home≈ 01:37:00Hanover, New HampshireInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,874 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 4
- Not shown: 2,018 km
- On foot: 855 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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