The Appalachian Trail: Kyle Shirley ’08 January 4, 2016 / in Travel stories / 0 Comments / by: Jon Harp Kyle Shirley ’08 began hiking the Appalachian Trail on March 6, 2015. Starting at Springer Mt in Georgia, he walked 2189.2 miles and reached the end of the trail at Mt Katahdin in Maine on September 2, 2015.