Twenty-five years ago, three Mainers celebrated Earth Day by announcing a far-fetched idea that has since led them on a far-flung adventure, as their concept for the International Appalachian ...

I got on a train headed from Albany, New York to Charlottesville, Virginia, on July 14. Then I endeavored to walk home.I followed the Appalachian Trail for two months and approximately 650 miles.

Though the club will put participants to work on other Appalachian Trail projects in the Smokies, getting as many of those 80 logs in the ground as possible will be the day’s priority.

There’s something about the Appalachian Trail - or, A.T., as it’s affectionally known by enthusiasts - that draws people to it, from day-hikers, to section-hikers who spend days, weeks, or ...

Why the famed Appalachian Trail keeps getting longer — and harder As America has transformed, so too has its celebrated footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid.

And even though hiking may seem like an exercise in isolation, Ms. Marra said, “you can’t hike the trail for more than a day or two before you’re walking into towns, roads, businesses and ...