When Jackson Spencer set out to tackle the Appalachian Trail, he anticipated the solitude that only wilderness can bring - not a rolling, monthslong frat party. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham ...

More than 830 people completed the 2,189-mile hike last year, up from just 182 in 1990, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

More than 830 people completed the 2,189-mile hike last year, up from just 182 in 1990, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, based in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

Waynesboro is gearing up for its third annual Hiker Fest that will be held June 6-7. The two-day celebration spotlights the ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional ...

In his entertaining, but to thru-hikers controversial, tale of an abridged Appalachian Trail hike, “A Walk in the Woods,” Bill Bryson writes that the woods of Maine “brought to mind the ...

Spend time on or near Maine’s 282-mile section of the Appalachian Trail over the next couple months and you’ll likely encounter that legendary animal known as the “thru-hiker.” ...

If you want to hike the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina, you’ll need to avoid a few sections that are still closed from Hurricane Helene.

Two people are facing charges for allegedly selling drugs to thru-hikers along the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina, law enforcement says. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office said that it had ...

FILE - In this July 19, 2015 file photo, Jesse Metzler, 19, of Newton, Ma., who goes by the trail name "Sputnik," celebrates on the top of a sign marking the northern terminus of the Appalachian ...

Waynesboro's third annual Hiker Fest takes place June 6-7, celebrating the city's Appalachian Trail connection. The festival offers live music, food, vendors, and educational programs for hikers and ...