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Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail by Earl Swift

Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Earl Swift (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail is an audiobook by Earl Swift: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Earl Swift, released August 18, 2026, on the Memoirs and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Earl Swift
Released
August 18, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, True Crime, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9780063265462

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail audiobook?

Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail audiobook free?

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Who narrates Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail?

Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail is narrated by Earl Swift.

Is Up on Cove Mountain: Adventure, Tragedy, and a Quest for Meaning on the Appalachian Trail worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.