For beginners or day hikers who want a taste of the Appalachian Trail, the Tray Mountain Summit Trail near Helen, GA is a ...

Beginner backpacker Kanisa Hutchins conquers the Appalachian Trail November 6, 2023 by Anna Lad ... Kanisa Hutchins makes backpacking look easy. The Chattanooga native had zero prior backpacking ...

Ever thought about hiking the longest, hiking-only footpath in the world? It’s right here in the U.S., passing through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail ...

“The Appalachian Trail Community Conservation Collaborative will help communities develop their own priorities while leveraging other resources,” said Katie Hess, director of Pennsylvania Landscape ...

She adds to not let the fear of others stop you, and to build a memory for old age, not stopping until you know you can’t do ...

At the halfway point of the more than 2,000-mile long Appalachian Trail, hikers stop to refresh with a half gallon of ice cream. Of the few thousand people who try to hike the Appalachian Trail from ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — The Appalachian Trail Conservancy marked its 100th anniversary in March, celebrating a century of maintaining one of the world's most iconic hiking trails that spans 2,197 ...

"Betty The Legend" becomes the oldest woman to complete a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail at the age of 80. The path to ...