Since a massive storm ravaged the AT in September 2024, hikers have worried the iconic trail may be unusable in 2025. To find out, we sent a veteran thru-hiker to do its worst-hit miles.

This quiet day hike in the lush Deep Creek Area jams three cascades into just 2.4 miles: dramatic 90-foot Juney Whank Falls, flowy 25-foot Indian Creek Falls, and lacy 60-foot Tom Branch Falls.

This underrated town in North Carolina barely makes a dent on the map, but it's one of the most important stops along the Appalachian Trail.

Travel + Leisure ranked the 15 best places to visit in Georgia highlighting beautiful beaches, mountainside destinations, and more.

French Creek State Park isn’t just another patch of trees off the highway. It’s the kind of place that makes you want to delete your Netflix account and become one with nature. The park sits where the ...

Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee’s largest and most visited state park, is just a scenic drive away. The park’s ...

Ultrarunning superstar John Kelly will try to set the record time running the Appalachian Trail. This monstrous task, a point-to-point behemoth distance of 2,200 miles, is not for ...

Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down ...

A group of Appalachian Trail section hikers from Ohio paused on a 60-foot bridge over Craig Creek in 2016. The footbridge will be closed to all use indefinitely for public safety.

ALBANY TWP., Pa. - Halfway down Hawk Mountain, the birds chirp and the bees buzz, and a shelter sits in shade, awaiting its next weary hiker on a long trek along the Appalachian Trail. "This is ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting. So far this ...