The Green Mountain State has everything a hiker wants. Here are the best hikes in Vermont—from quick dayhikes to multiweek backpacking trips.

Thundering Falls, Killington. Fun fact: Thundering Falls was the first universally accessible stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Vermont. The trail begins at the River Road parking area and ends ...

Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen surpassed 1,700 miles hiking the Appalachian Trail: an expedition that extends nearly 2,200 ...

Vermont State Police said earlier this week that Kerker, 67, ... Kerker was an experienced hiker who began his trek on the Appalachian Trail on June 1 in Bear Mountain, ...

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

The body of 67-year-old Rhinebeck resident Robert Kerker, whose trail name was "Steady Eddie," was found in Vermont days after he was reported missing by his family while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

There’s something about the Appalachian Trail - or, A.T., as it’s affectionally known by enthusiasts ... Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine over the course of about 14 years.

The Green Mountain Club and Appalachian Trail Conservancy are urging hikers to avoid the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail in Vermont as volunteers and staff assess damage to infrastructure ...

Search crews have found what they believe to be the body of an Appalachian Trail hiker who had been missing for more than two weeks, according to a press release from the Vermont State Police ...

The trail in Vermont generally climbs up 800 or so feet above a road and stream, then gradually rises and falls for a few miles, then drops down another 800 feet to the next road, and so on.

Let’s just start here. The northern section of Long Trail in Vermont is hard … far more difficult than I had imagined. For those unfamiliar with backpacking in that area, the Long Trail is ...

The Appalachian Trail Park Office is located in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Office phone: (304) 535-6278. Of note: 165,000 blazes mark the trail. The blazes are 2-inch-by-6-inch vertical stripes of white ...