The Appalachian Trail started to come to life in 1923 but no one attempted a through-hike until 1948 due to gaps in the trail ...

Two natural springs along the Appalachian Trail have dried up during this dry summer. Others are down to a trickle taking ...

Walking from terminus to terminus is a thru-hiker’s dream, but what about when circumstances—or a really cool side trail—lead ...

First Frontier Appalachian Trails held its first soft opening and cut the ribbon on its first officially-licensed trail ...

Scientists at the Appalachian Mountain Club analyzed thousands of photos from hikers. They found that plants are flowering ...

The Colorado Trail, an iconic 567-mile high-elevation trail that crosses the Rockies, owes its existence largely to Gudy ...

On Monday, a strenuous hike turned too hard for one pup, who was assisted by volunteers to safely on the Franconia Ridge in ...

Gaskill not only carried out the vision of a state trail, beginning slowly in the late 1970s but also gave birth to it. In 1972, she lobbied Congress, along with forester Bill Lucas, credited with the ...

Officials have identified the person who was found dead along part of the Appalachian Trail in Botetourt County over the ...

The DOH is recommending closure at least until Sept. 19. All comfort stations along the trail are being cleaned and ...

A trio of trail runners found the deceased hiker Saturday morning between the Lamberts Meadow Shelter and the Andy Layne Trail, in a less heavily traveled section of the Appalachian Trail in Botetourt ...

There are some differences between backpacking and thru-hiking, mainly related to goals and mindset. Let's break down which ...