It was a weekday in mid-May on the Appalachian Trail, and their footsteps were muffled by the forest. Away they hiked — from the cramped parking lot glittering with vehicles, from the frenetic ...

The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail alone is enough to frighten off prospective hikers – it’s the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest 16 times. Still, more than 3,000 people attempt to ...

(WFXR) – The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the hiker found dead along the Andy Layne area of the Appalachian Trail on ... Schenectady, NY was found dead ...

roughly 10 miles from Harrisburg. A shelter like the Thelma Marks Shelter on the Appalachian Trail. Around 6 p.m. on Sept. 13, 1990, Cindi and Brian Bowen, regulars on the Appalachian Trail ...

Rob Weisberg was about halfway through hiking the arduous 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail when he first crossed paths with the young man. Months of grueling hiking had been taking their toll on the ...

NY, on November 8, 2024. (Rusty Foster) 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 ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy regularly updates its interactive map showing the status of the trail. The U.S. Forest Service also updates trail information through the web page for the ...