Conquering the Appalachian Trail isn’t just achieved by lacing up and hiking the 2,100 miles from Georgia to Maine over the course of several months. Growing in popularity is an Appalachian Trail road ...

Backpacking with children is great exercise. It gets them outside in nature and gives them a break from all the technology in their lives. My husband and I know the rewards of fresh air and exercise ...

When my family of four hiked a part of the Appalachian Trail, we packed a lot and came prepared. But on the second day, we ran out of water, and we all became sluggish. When we finally found water, we ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Appalachian Trail, or AT, stretches more than 2,000 miles along the U.S. East Coast. Completed in 1937, the longest marked trail in the ...

Google is celebrating the Appalachian Trail in today’s Google doodle. The footpath is over 2,190 miles and spans across 14 states in the US. It is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. If a ...

The Appalachian Trail, one of the world's longest continuously marked footpaths, turns 80 this month. Conservancy and volunteer groups completed the 2,190 mile-long footpath in August 1937 from Maine ...

For the first time in its more than 100-year history, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail has entered the National Park ...

World War II veteran Earl Shaffer is believed to be the first American to walk the Appalachian Trail in one season, and his diary details the 124-day south-to-north trek. Back in 1948 Shaffer said he ...