Virginia-based ultra runner Tara Dower hiked and ran from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia in just 40 days, 18 hours and 5 minutes (time to be confirmed).

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

Kevin Shattuck, a 58-year-old tattoo artist based in Millbury, Massachusetts, is set to embark on a monumental journey along the Appalachian Trail. Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the trail ...

The trail stretches from Georgia to Maine. Forester and regional planner Benton MacKaye came up with the idea for an Appalachian Mountain trail in the early 1900s.

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 Maine ...

THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, Maine -- This is a reading comprehension exercise for children. It is written by Susan Fineman, a reading specialist in the New Haven, Conn., school district. For 10 months ...

Incredibly, the Appalachian Trail was completed just 16 years later, the final 2 miles being cut near Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain. “We’re so proud of the work we’re doing.

Rusty Foster is partway through a planned six-month hike of the Appalachian Trail from his home state of Maine south to Georgia with his 19-year-old son, Mica.

If the ATC were seeking to protect the Appalachian Trail now, it’s clear that funding would not be forthcoming. If it can’t ...

Back then, she lived near Pine Grove Furnace State Park, one of many entry points in Cumberland County for the 2,197-mile trail from Maine to Georgia. “It essentially ran through my backyard ...

While the full Appalachian Trail stretches all the way from Maine to Georgia, AllTrails specifically recognizes a portion of the trail in the White Mountains, the Smarts Mountain via the ...

From Georgia to Maine, hikers traveling on the Appalachian Trail pass through this neck of the woods in the Keystone State. Many of the hikers also use nicknames related to the trails.