Download a trail map and get directions to Gifford Woods State Park ... If you want to make this a real hike instead of a short jaunt, you can hike north on the Appalachian Trail from Gifford Woods ...

Mark Hanf of Marshall appreciates time he’s spent hiking portions of the Appalachian Trail, and one day he hopes to complete the entire 2,181-mile trip from Maine to Georgia with his daughter.

You can continue to hike along the Appalachian Trail or complete the 1.6-mile Lover's Leap Loop. While the trail is moderately difficult, hikers say the views from its peaks and outcroppings are ...

From the time the Appalachian Trail was completed in 1937 through the end of 1969, just 59 people had walked the whole trail. During the 1970s, 764 hikers joined the ranks of end-to-enders ...

News headlines today: Oct. 15, 2018 Catch up on the developing stories making headlines today. A missing Pennsylvania teenager may have left to hike the Appalachian Trail, authorities said.

The Appalachian Trail exits near the observation tower on Clingmans Dome. At 6,664 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest mountain not just in the Smokies, but along the entire 2,160-mile Appalachian ...

The Appalachian Trail (AT) continues to be a crowd-pleaser, attracting more than three million visitors each year. Stretching from Maine to Georgia, the scenic trail is considered the longest ...

Jennifer Pharr Davis set the unofficial record for the fastest hike of the entire Appalachian Trail, yet she said she never ignored the beauty of the 2,180-mile trek down the eastern U.S.

Ed and Connie Wieczorek started hiking the Appalachian Trail in early May and hope to finish it by October. (Courtesy of Robert Paniconi ) CHESTER - It's been a dream nearly 20 years in the making ...

Hiking the entire 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail, one of the longest footpaths in the world, is an exercise in the outer limits of human will and strength. And usually, left to the youth of the world.