Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging. Now the grueling journey may ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy—the nonprofit that supports the United States’ most iconic footpath—turns 100 this year. To ...

Last year, legendary thru-hiker Jack “Quadzilla” Jones attempted to hike the AT for a grand. Here’s how he fared—and the ...

Amity Gaige’s thriller was inspired by a real-life tragedy along the Appalachian Trail.

Thankfully, volunteers and officials from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy have found a solution: a ferry. Instead of hiking ...

according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the nonprofit that manages and protects the 2,200-mile trail from Georgia to ...

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at the sta ...

In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell relates the story of a family hike up the Appalachian ...

For Russell native Derek Childs, today will be a day of hard goodbyes as he and his parents, Larry and Christina Childs, ...

Hikers on the Appalachian Trail use phones and tablets to share the experience with the world, but technology is presenting ...

But for the main character in Amity Gaige’s “ Heartwood, ” Jenna’s April 2025 Read With Jenna pick, the question is urgent ...

according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the nonprofit that manages and protects the 2,200-mile trail from Georgia to Maine. After tens of thousands of hours of work by volunteers and the ...