Most hikers head to McAfee Knob, a rocky outcropping that's a favorite photography stop along the Appalachian Trail, so it's ...

Geraldine Largay, a 66-year-old retired Air Force nurse and seasoned hiker, set out on a northbound thru-hike of the ...

This state park is within easy reach of the city and offers hundreds of miles of hiking trails, mountain views, scenic drives ...

The first time Tara Dower set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, in 2017, she had a panic attack. She felt alone and overwhelmed just eight days after setting off from the trail’s southern ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a new campaign, inviting people to reconnect with the outdoors to boost well-being.

CONCORD, N.H. – A new wilderness preserve has been created, spanning 2,000 acres along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in ...

Emma Gatewood stands on the Oregon Trail, with her pack and an umbrella in tow. She hiked 2,000 miles of the trail in 1959, years after she thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. When Emma Gatewood was 67 ...

On September 21, Garmire reached his destination at Springer Mountain, Georgia, setting a new record for the fastest ever ...

Mitch Meier is taking a walk. Most North Iowans like to explore their neighborhoods or a local wildlife area. Mason City resident Meier intends to walk the full length of the Appalachian Trail ...

Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream challenge.Nearly ...

Parents thru-hiking with their kids isn’t just a social-media-age phenomenon. In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell relates the story of a family hike up the ...