A man arrested in Tennessee last month for allegedly threatening hikers along the Appalachian Trail now is charged in connection with a fatal stabbing attack that killed one person and severely ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), which oversees the 2,193-mile route, ... She said a group passed through West Virginia last month, and one rogue hiker was spotted in New Hampshire.

Hikers on the trail enjoy nature and create a community. When a threatening 30-year-old joined them last month in North Carolina, word spread quickly.

Last year, hikers’ packs averaged 33.9 pounds, or, as the ATC put it, ”an average 3.5-year-old boy or a full-grown English cocker spaniel.” While not a huge difference, that’s a decline of ...

More than 830 people completed the 2,189-mile hike last year, up from just 182 in 1990, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

More than 830 people completed the 2,189-mile hike last year, up from just 182 in 1990, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

When Jackson Spencer set out to tackle the Appalachian Trail, he anticipated the solitude that only wilderness can bring - not a rolling, monthslong frat party. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham ...

FILE - In this July 19, 2015 file photo, Jesse Metzler, 19, of Newton, Ma., who goes by the trail name "Sputnik," celebrates on the top of a sign marking the northern terminus of the Appalachian ...

More than 830 people completed the 2,189-mile hike last year, up from just 182 in 1990, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.