Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

Even though we've hiked with children before, one trip always stands out because backpacking a section of the Appalachian Trail was new for us. As usual, we researched for our first three-day trek ...

Like all other routes in Shenandoah, the Appalachian Trail is free to access with park admission and is open all year. Visit the National Park Service website to learn more about the unique ...

Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is an incredibly challenging feat. The 2,100-mile route from Georgia to Maine includes 900,000 vertical feet of climbing, and just about one in four people who ...

the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail. But on Sept. 27, the trails took a major hit from Hurricane Helene.