In addition to Smarts Mountain, the Appalachian Trail covers most of the Presidential Range, offering more miles above ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Hikers are being told to postpone plans to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail this year due to COVID-19. It comes as people look to make full-length hikes over 14 ...

It’s going to be a while before anyone can complete the full Appalachian Trail again. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America U.S. Politics Sports ...

Earl V. Shaffer, the first person to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, died May 5 in Lebanon, Pa., of cancer. He was 83. Shaffer through-hiked the AT, as hikers call it, three times.

For years, Dan Schoenthal had in the back of his mind that he wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. That goal took on a new sense of urgency after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015.

Nobody knows exactly how long the Appalachian Trail is. It’s about 2,200 miles as the shoe walks, from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, but the length changes constantly ...