Being prepared for a challenging hike will help you enjoy the journey. If you want to take on the Appalachian Trail, this is ...

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 ...

Developers completed the first section in 1923 and fully connected the trail by 1937. A northbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike starts at Springer Mountain in northern Georgia and ends on Mount ...

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 ...

If you have time to hike or backpack a portion of the trail, recent hikers say that you'll be rewarded with memorable views of the park's wilderness, from foliage to animals. The Appalachian Trail ...

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.

Many trekkers who set out on the Appalachian Trail eventually ditch some of the heaviest baggage that is slowing them down — and not just the gear spilling out of their backpacks.

Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail is a monumental achievement for anyone. Now imagine doing it with 13 kids in tow – it ...

The stretch of the Appalachian Trail on the Mount Rogers National Scenic Area has reopened, but hikers should still expect ...

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 ...