Franklin resident James Flannery will run a 100-mile chunk of the Appalachian Trail to raise awareness and support for mental ...

Mica Foster poses next to a dramatic tree that stands where the Appalachian Trail crests a hill outside of Dalton, Massachusetts. (Rusty Foster) Rusty Foster is partway through a planned six-month ...

The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail alone is enough to frighten off prospective hikers – it’s the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest 16 times. Still, more than 3,000 people attempt to ...

Rusty and Mica Foster after completing the 100-Mile Wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine, with a sign warning hikers to carry at least 10 days’ worth of food. (Rusty Foster ...

Travelers hoping to hike the Appalachian Trail are being asked to stay away from its southern portion, which is still reeling from Helene. Helene was no longer a hurricane by the time it reached ...

ANDOVER - The Appalachian Trail (A.T.), a 2,197.4-mile hiking-only trail, stretching from Springer Mountain in Georgia to ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

Damage from flooding, strong winds and tornadoes was present in many of the 14 states the route touches, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy said. “The scope and scale is historic,” Sandi Marra ...