This trail cuts through the mountains of West Virginia and offers a less crowded alternative to the better known thru-hikes ...

This quirky Maryland town is home to one of the last intact silk mills in America and is perfect for an adventure into the wilds of Appalachia.

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

On Friday, July 18, at 6 a.m., the scent of frying bacon filled the Northbound Lot of the Appalachian Trail at Lehigh Gap.

KEMPTON, Pa. — To most people, the Eckville shelter looks like an old tool shed, a throwback to our grandparents’ garages of yesteryear. For decades, though, this small building just off the ...

The 2025 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving at the Bavarian Inn Resort & ...

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Pennsylvania State Police have identified the remains of a hiker found on the Appalachian Trail Oct. 18. The deceased is Allen Joseph Kliss, 29, of East Hanover, Dauphin County. Kliss' badly ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.