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Meredith J. Eberhart,[1] widely known by his nickname Nimblewill Nomad, is an American perpetual hiker and has been the focus of various news stories.[2][3][4][5][6] As of November 2021, he is considered the oldest person, at 83 years old, to have completely hiked the 2,200 mi (3,500 km) of the entire Appalachian Trail in a single calendar year.[7][8]
Eberhart published a book about one of his long-distance hikes, and, as of 2021, was settled at Flagg Mountain, Alabama.[8]
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^Hauser, Christine (9 November 2021). "At 83, 'Nimblewill Nomad' Enters the Appalachian Trail Record Book - M.J. Eberhart, known by his trail name, hiked into Dalton, Mass., on Sunday and became the oldest known person to hike the more than 2,000 miles of trail from Georgia to Maine". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ abStaff (7 November 2021). "'Nimblewill Nomad,' 83, is the oldest to hike the Appalachian Trail". NPR. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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