Appalachian Trail hikers coming through and visiting the town of Erwin in Tennessee now have a safe way to cross the Nolichucky River this spring. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is providing ...

Buttonwood Nature Center is hosting a family hike on the Appalachian Trail from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, according to a community announcement. The hike is part of the center's Naturalist ...

According to the Forest Service, these account for 42% of the district’s trails. Hot Springs is one of only three towns along the southern portion of the Appalachian Trail through which the ...

A group of business owners and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) launched a free ferry service on Monday intended to ...

On top of a mountain in Virginia along the Appalachian Trail, a shelter logbook contains some of hikers' deepest, darkest secrets.

More than 3 million people visit the Appalachian Trail each year, and more than 3,000 attempt to hike the entire trail. Roughly 159 million people use national forests annually. The U.S. Forest ...

The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...

Have you heard of the beautiful wilderness area in the Appalachian Mountains, where you spend your days hiking to waterfalls ...

Walnutport Postmaster Kate Hutter and her children frequently hike on the nearby Appalachian Trail to take in scenery, observe wildlife and get fresh air. So when the United States Postal Service ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As temperatures warm and snow begins to melt, some may venture into the mountains for spring hiking. As with ...

It wasn’t that long ago that aspiring thru-hikers had to explain what, exactly, they were doing planning to hike something like the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail. The kinds of distances ...