MILLBURY, Mass. — Kevin Shattuck, a 58-year-old tattoo artist based in Millbury, Massachusetts, is set to embark on a monumental journey along the Appalachian Trail.

Google is celebrating the Appalachian Trail in today’s Google doodle. The footpath is over 2,190 miles and spans across 14 states in the US. It is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world.

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.

You can drive or hike the famed Appalachian Trail, but it's much easier to make a road trip out of it. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your ...

The Appalachian Trail map's next water source for the section we hiked was a nearby campground. We filled our bottles without restrictions. It was a valuable lesson.

Berkshire Eagle reporter Greta Jochem is providing dispatches from a trip north on the Massachusetts section of the Appalachian Trail. She hit the trail Monday, Aug. 1, at the Connecticut line. One of ...

About 3,000 hikers a year attempt the Appalachian Trail—the 2,198-mile footpath from Georgia to Maine—but only a quarter complete the entire stretch, ... Dora Staub, 20, Massachusetts ...