When you decide to hike the daunting Appalachian Trail, the best time of year to start and end your hike depends on what ...

Thru-hikers will start rolling into Katahdin soon with deep tans, muscular legs, beat-up backpacks, distinct odors, and a language all their own.

It’s right here in the U.S., passing through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail alone ... in New Hampshire and Maine as the weather cools in September and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Do you dream of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, of slipping out of ...

An ultrarunner and botanist from Hawaii, Nadia “Nate” Stanis, plans to run the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail in 55 days, starting on Tuesday at the ...

In his article, Wetzler suggests you call the Appalachian Trail Conference (304-535-6331) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, or the Center for Appalachian Studies (704-622-7601) in Hot Springs ...

By Brian Kevin From our November 2015 issue. As summer wound to a close, The New York Times reported some surprising news about Maine’s highest peak. In a letter addressed to officials from the ...

They started in Maine and are headed to Georgia. They made it to the halfway point this week and stopped to celebrate. There's a tradition on the trail to try and eat a half gallon of ice cream in ...

There are 165,000 white blazes marking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, White-blazers are purists who follow every blaze along the route. Carey Kish photo Somewhere around 165,000 2×6 ...