M.J. Eberhart, 83, carefully makes his way through large rocks while descending Mount Hayes on the Appalachian Trail, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Gorham, New Hampshire.

The trail stretches across parts of upstate New York, all three northern New England states — Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine — and one Canadian province, Quebec.

The Appalachian Trail started to come to life in 1923 but no one attempted a through-hike until 1948 due to gaps in the trail because of things like a New England hurricane and the installation of ...

SOUTHWICK — A representative of the Appalachian Mountain Club appeared before the Conservation Commission Monday to begin the process of renovating the trailhead of the New England Scenic Trail ...

The Forest Service has established a detour that takes the Appalachian Trail north of Pinkham Notch. The detour is about 4 miles shorter than the original route and considerably easier since it ...

Scenic trail through New England now considered National Park 00:22. ROYALSTON - Three of America's picturesque hiking trails are now considered national parks, and one of them cuts through ...

Scott Benerofe finished a rare and daunting southbound winter thru-hike of the AT. His self-proclaimed normalcy about the endeavor suggests such treks might not stay so rare for long.

Brunault’s new book, “Trail Name Tales,” highlights a particular element of “thru-hiker” culture – namely, the unique nicknames that hikers give themselves (and each other).

The Appalachian Trail passes through a field near North Pomfret, Vt. (Rusty Foster) Rusty Foster is partway through a planned six-month hike of the Appalachian Trail from his home state of Maine ...