The Portland, Maine, duo of correspondent David Sharp and photographer Bob Bukaty put AP out front, reporting that an 83-year-old has become the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. While ...

August 25, 2021 • At 5 years old, Harvey Sutton — also known on the trail as "Little Man" — is one of the youngest people known to have completed the roughly 2,100-mile hike.

A bipartisan bill led by congressman Steve Cohen seeks to re-designate the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) as the nation's 12th National Scenic Trail, a move that would add federal protection and funding ...

Sixty-year-old Harold Reynolds completed his 81-day trek along the Appalachian Trail on Mount Katahdin in Maine. Submitted photo SHERMAN — A song by the Proclaimers declares: “I would walk 500 miles ...

In 1955 at age 67, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood hiked through 14 states and logged 5 million steps in five months. Considered the matriarch of the Georgia-to-Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT), she wore Keds ...

Ever thought about hiking the longest, hiking-only footpath in the world? It’s right here in the U.S., passing through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail ...

First responders rescued a woman who fell on the Appalachian Trail along the Northampton-Monroe County border. SAYLORSBURG, Pa. - First responders rescued a woman who fell on the Appalachian Trail ...