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

The Appalachian Trail spans 2,194 miles across 14 states along the East Coast of the U.S. Most experienced hikers begin their ...

Types of people you meet on the Appalachian Trail (who are not trees) What does your brain do when you’re hiking along endlessly, mile after mile? It makes lists.

Stretching more than 2,190 miles across 14 different states, the Appalachian Trail may be the best long-distance hiking route in the entire world. Each year, three million people trek at least a ...

In addition to Smarts Mountain, the Appalachian Trail covers most of the Presidential Range, offering more miles above ...

A report has released the best trails in each state, along the 2,197 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Here is where to hop on the trail in Georgia.

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.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail often takes 6 months. She did it in 40 days. Tara Dower, 31, leaned on a “pit crew” of friends and fruit gummies to get through the trek.

A report has released the best trails in each state, along the 2,197 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Here is where to hop on the trail in Georgia.

Mike Crooks prepares to ferry Appalachian Trail hikers across the Nolichucky River near where the Chestoa Pike Bridge was destroyed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene in Erwin, Tennessee.

Tara Dower — trail name Candy Mama — has laid claim to the fastest known time for running the Appalachian Trail.

The first time Tara Dower set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, in 2017, she had a panic attack. She felt alone and overwhelmed just eight days after setting off from the trail’s southern ...