There's a new trail in town. In several, actually: Last week, Jennifer Pharr-Davis became the first person to complete a hike of the Appalachian High Route when she reached the end of the Burnsville ...

Conquering the Appalachian Trail isn’t just achieved by lacing up and hiking the 2,100 miles from Georgia to Maine over the course of several months. Growing in popularity is an Appalachian Trail road ...

The United States boasts some of the world's most renowned long-distance hiking trails, including the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail. Though these routes are certainly scenic, they are ...

DALTON — Just over 36 miles into a 48-mile day hiking through Western Massachusetts, a woman known to the Appalachian Trail community as "Mercury" came across a massive blowdown. One monster oak tree ...

The Appalachian Trail, a nearly 2,200-mile footpath that stretches across 14 states from Georgia to Maine, is now being ...

A nearly 1,500 mile loop of hiking trails in Ohio could soon join the ranks of the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. The National Park Service is evaluating whether to add the Buckeye ...

The Appalachian Trail crosses 14 states, six national parks and eight national forests. Marc Muench / Corbis At 2,178 miles, the Appalachian Trail is the nation’s longest marked footpath. Starting at ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped. M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart strode into the record books Sunday as the ...

A nearly 1,500-mile loop of hiking trails in Ohio could soon join the ranks of the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. The National Park Service is evaluating whether to add the Buckeye ...