Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving at the Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

When you decide to hike the daunting Appalachian Trail, the best time of year to start and end your hike depends on what ...

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The Appalachian Trail spans 2,194 miles across 14 states along the East Coast of the U.S. Most experienced hikers begin their trek at Springer Mountain, Georgia, and end it on Mount Katahdin in ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Zeke Meddock, trail name Petroglyph, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park on Tuesday, June 10.

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

The shelter is located near the Appalachian Trail, which stretches nearly 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain in north Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine, and includes around 160 miles of trail in New Hampshire.

People from Georgia to Maine gathered in Roanoke this week to discuss conserving the natural landscape that surrounds the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

Last month, the Appalachian Trail turned 100 years old. The footpath stretches 2,193 miles between Georgia’s Springer Mountain and Maine’s Mount Katahdin.