Travelers hoping to hike the Appalachian Trail are being asked to stay away from its southern portion, which is still reeling from Helene. Helene was no longer a hurricane by the time it reached the ...

Need a new hiking spot in Georgia? A recent study has released the best day hikes on the Appalachian Trail in every state, including Georgia. For those seeking a peaceful escape on the Appalachian ...

There's a battle brewing between trail angels and hiker-focused businesses on the Appalachian Trail. Can the two coexist?

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A dense green forest surrounds the thin corridors of dark brown earth that make up the Appalachian Trail system. The trees rise like cathedrals, their branches interlaced in a vaulted canopy that ...

Not everyone can (or wants to) spend five-plus months thru-hiking. Start with these abridged Appalachian Trail section hikes. Thru-hiking an epic cross-country trail can be the trip of a lifetime. Of ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At Cherry Gap, straddling the Tennessee–North Carolina border, the sound of shovels scraping dirt mixes with birdsong and the hum of summer insects. Volunteers are hard at work ...

As America has transformed, so too has its celebrated footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid. July 27 at 7:00 a.m. MCAFEE KNOB, Va. — The morning fog had just begun to ...

A woman recently ran the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, beating the fastest known time by 13 hours. Tara Dower, a 31-year-old professional runner, recently ran the roughly 2,200-mile ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has announced nearly $500,000 in grants for conservation organizations, including some in Western North Carolina.

Returning to our house in West Stockbridge from a Maine visit last month, I drove under the Appalachian Trail footbridge on the Mass Pike. It’s a landmark I have passed hundreds of times, but it ...