The trail covers more than 500 miles in Virginia, passing through several communities where hikers can take some time off, ...

The Virginia section of the Appalachian Trail. This segment is also rich in history. Take for example, John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, which is explored in exhibits at Harpers Ferry ...

The Appalachian Trail is one of America’s most famous long-distance hikes, a 2,000-plus-mile journey from Georgia to Maine. Those who complete it are called “thru-hikers,” with approximately ...

Developers completed the first section in 1923 and fully connected the trail by 1937. A northbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike starts ... North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, ...

As hundreds of thru-hikers make their way from Georgia to Maine this summer using the Appalachian Trail (AT), they have to pass through quite a bit of milage in Virginia on the way — but how … ...

Former Sarasota Magazine and Biz(941) editor Beau Denton begins his hike through the Virginia portion of the Appalachian Trail.

The trail closure, announced Sunday, includes all NPS-owned land between Virginia 624 or Newport Road and Virginia 652, known as Mountain Pass Road, according to an NPS news release. The closure ...

Jeffrey Ryan, author of Appalachian Odyssey: A 28-Year Hike on America’s Trail, is also a dedicated section hiker. Ryan says that “the attrition rate among hikers attempting the entire 2,100 ...