For Russell native Derek Childs, today will be a day of hard goodbyes as he and his parents, Larry and Christina Childs, ...

An Iowa veteran is on a six-month mission to hike what many have attempted but only the toughest have completed. Joedy ...

Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the ...

In this 1981 narrative from the Backpacker archives, Jeffrey Cogswell relates the story of a family hike up the Appalachian ...

Buttonwood Nature Center is hosting a family hike on the Appalachian Trail from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 30.

There are still three sections of the Appalachian Trail that remain closed. More than 3 million people visit the Appalachian Trail each year, and more than 3,000 attempt to hike the entire trail.

The U.S. Postal Service's new pane of Appalachian Trail stamps features Annapolis Rock near Boonsboro as well as a view of ...

Joedy VanVelzen is hiking the Appalachian Trail: an expedition that extends nearly 2200 miles between Georgia and Maine, and ...

Some people dream of taking months away from their jobs to hike the Appalachian Trail. For local photographer Carly Rae ...

This fall’s Eco-Adventure includes a hike along the Appalachian Trail to look for species only found at higher elevations in the Smokies. The Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking-only ...

Eastern Virginia gets all the glory for sunrises, but there are a handful of spots where you can catch a coastal sunset, too.

The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...