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 ...

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 ...

A wildfire discovered Monday on South Mountain near the Appalachian Trail and Washington/Frederick county line is expected to continue smoldering until there is significant rain, a Maryland ...

“One-third of this trail is destroyed,” a TikToker named tokkingwithstrangers2 said in a video that had gone viral by Wednesday. Using a map of the ... The Appalachian Trail is a point of ...

A woman recently ran the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, beating the fastest known time by 13 hours. Tara Dower, a 31-year-old professional runner, recently ran the roughly 2,200-mile ...

Eagerly, we filled our bottles, leaving enough for other hikers. The Appalachian Trail map's next water source for the section we hiked was a nearby campground. We filled our bottles without ...

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 ...

Stewartville middle school teacher and now retired track and field coach Dawn Miller poses as she embarks on the Appalachian Trail in July. She and fellow Stewartville resident Zheila Peterson ...

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 ...