If you want to take a drive through Tennessee and into North Carolina, check out our guide on the Tail of the Dragon. The Appalachian Trail unwinds in North Carolina along 96 mountainous miles ...

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 ...

Each year, about 3 million people hike part of the Appalachian Trail. But if you add up every ... lists 10 essentials for any ...

Accessibility is one great aspect of the Appalachian Trail, agreed Vesna Plakanis, co-owner of A Walk in the Woods, a guide service based ... knife or multitool; and maps, compass and a cellphone.

and that’s where we met.” Seven years later, the Nivens’ collaborative Discovering the Appalachian Trail: A Guide to the Trail’s Greatest Hikes, published June 1, reflects their shared ...

On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now simply disappears ... and are marked on a conservancy map with a bright red box.

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Maine to Georgia, totaling more than 2,100 miles through 14 states. Shenandoah National Park's stretch of the trail predates the park and originally ran the ...

At the halfway point of the more than 2,000 mile-long Appalachian Trail, hikers stop to refresh with a half gallon of ice cream. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 5, 2023.) Each year ...

If you want to take a drive through Tennessee and into North Carolina, check out our guide on the Tail of the Dragon. The Appalachian Trail unwinds in North Carolina along 96 mountainous miles ...