The Appalachian Trail aka “The AT” celebrates an important milestone in its long history this month as it turns 100 years old! It was in December 1921 that Benton MacKaye proposed it in an article ...

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.

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 ...

LOWELL — On July 7, Liam Henderson’s mother, Marlies, waved goodbye to her son at the top of Mount Katahdin in Northeast Piscataquis, Maine. It would be almost four months to the day when Marlies ...

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 ...

It could have all ended in that cool rainstorm in southwest Virginia. My dad, Sam Poston, had slipped in the mud and badly twisted his knee the first morning of our inaugural backpacking trip on the ...

The Appalachian Trail Museum, located in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Gardners, Pennsylvania, inducted new member's into ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

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 ...