Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through thick forests and across grassy ...

Skip the crowds of the Appalachian Trail and explore the scenic Bartram Trail in Georgia. From mountain views to peaceful waterfalls, this hidden gem offers a quieter, equally stunning hiking ...

Hikers on the Appalachian Trail use phones and tablets to share the experience with the world, but technology is presenting ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy—the nonprofit that supports the United States’ most iconic footpath—turns 100 this year. To ...

Last year, legendary thru-hiker Jack “Quadzilla” Jones attempted to hike the AT for a grand. Here’s how he fared—and the ...

Clarksburg Visitors Center and the Marion County Convention and Visitors Bureau released the West Virginia Pepperoni Roll ...

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at the start and lay ...

DAMASCUS, Va. — While the town of Damascus is still hoping for a quick rebuild of the town's crown jewel, the Virginia Creeper Trail, there's a potential new plan in the works. A trail group out ...

A gathering storm near Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania Earl Shaffer / Earl Shaffer Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History “Followed nice trail all morn—to sight of James River ...

In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell relates the story of a family hike up the Appalachian Trail with his and his wife’s six-year-old son, Michael, in tow. It’s a ...