The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...

The BOC proudly stewards the oldest continually maintained section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Bate students have maintained this same section of trail since the 1930s. The Bates section is in ...

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail in the Mount Rogers National Scenic Area has been removed from the Hurricane Helene closure order. This section of the trail is now open. It had been closed ...

My husband and I know the rewards of fresh air and exercise firsthand because we've gone hiking with our ... out because backpacking a section of the Appalachian Trail was new for us.

(WHSV) - An 88-year-old man from Elkton has just finished a 100-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail. Over three months ... coining his journey the “Hike for Hope.” Kingrea started the ...

(WCYB) — Nearly 30 miles of the Appalachian Trail reopened Friday in Southwest Virginia following the destruction caused by Helene. This means that the entire trail in Virginia is now open.

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 ...

They cleared debris, repaired trails and laid groundwork to restore the Appalachian Trail ... Hot Springs, with its trail-friendly businesses, hostels and resupply stops, exemplifies how deeply ...