How many "half way" points can you have? It turns out that there are three...
1. The "traditional" halfway point. Many years the trail is re-routed somewhere and the exact mid-point moves. A sign has been at the traditional midpoint for several years now.
2. The mathematically correct mid-point. A new sign is being erected. Here is a picture of me next to the temporary sign.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBWYfOWeiwI932vwCIGQ7ck6xe8j-MI9181lsR7DsjpeQZkrQMQOLo7mcgz4FLYMpmo3HNsx_i9jdH1Xi4RLmpkLfjdzimyDXz2nb4lP9sqlSBLSjwyT_GRJ3JwXq8DOcw1NORPFlbey5/s320/2009.09.11+Appalachian+Trail+085.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBWYfOWeiwI932vwCIGQ7ck6xe8j-MI9181lsR7DsjpeQZkrQMQOLo7mcgz4FLYMpmo3HNsx_i9jdH1Xi4RLmpkLfjdzimyDXz2nb4lP9sqlSBLSjwyT_GRJ3JwXq8DOcw1NORPFlbey5/s320/2009.09.11+Appalachian+Trail+085.jpg)
3. The psychological mid-point which is Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The ATC (Appalachian Trail Conservancy) office is located there and they take your picture and note your name in a book. It is about 40 miles south of the exact point, but they can't just move the ATC office every year, can they?
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