We packed just enough, and the map clearly marked water sources. We planned to get to them before we ran out of water. But with our heavy packs, my husband and I hiked more slowly than our 13- and ...

MILLBURY, Mass. — Kevin Shattuck, a 58-year-old tattoo artist based in Millbury, Massachusetts, is set to embark on a monumental journey along the Appalachian Trail.

The Bay Circuit Trail travels 230 miles, from Bay Farm on Kingston Bay in Duxbury in the south to the beach at Plum Island in Newbury to the north.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail can be done in about 5 million steps. Here's how long the trail is in miles and how many months it would take to hike.

The Appalachian Trail map's next water source for the section we hiked was a nearby campground. We filled our bottles without restrictions. It was a valuable lesson.

You can drive or hike the famed Appalachian Trail, but it's much easier to make a road trip out of it. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your ...

Google is celebrating the Appalachian Trail in today’s Google doodle. The footpath is over 2,190 miles and spans across 14 states in the US. It is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world.

In Massachusetts, the New England Trail takes hikers through Mount Tom State Reservation, Mount Holyoke Range State Park, Mount Grace State Forest and Royalston Falls. The hikes along the trail ...

About 3,000 hikers a year attempt the Appalachian Trail—the 2,198-mile footpath from Georgia to Maine—but only a quarter complete the entire stretch, ... Dora Staub, 20, Massachusetts ...

Berkshire Eagle reporter Greta Jochem is providing dispatches from a trip north on the Massachusetts section of the Appalachian Trail. She hit the trail Monday, Aug. 1, at the Connecticut line. One of ...

Berkshire Eagle reporter Greta Jochem is providing dispatches from a trip north on the Massachusetts section of the Appalachian Trail. She hit the trail Aug. 1 at the Connecticut line. One of the ...