Rounding out our summer re-run series, here’s a column from 2023 about a most determined hiker! Five years ago now, Diana Jackson was walking 2,192 miles. The Darien native is one of over 3,300 people ...

Clarification (July 6, 2011: 5:41 p.m.): Chester Dziengielewski was the first person to report a Maine-to-Georgia through-hike of the Appalachian Trail, a variation of the more traditional ...

Ever thought about hiking the longest, hiking-only footpath in the world? It’s right here in the U.S., passing through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail ...

At 80 years old, she recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail. Now, she is recovering from and ... sitting in a chair positioned over a large rug displaying a map of ...

From mist-soaked mountain ridges to sun-bleached coastal paths, the Eastern U.S. offers some of the most unforgettable hiking ...

They don't call it the Green Mountain State without reason, and Vermont is home to a beautiful trail that is particularly ...

Pennsylvania First Lady Lori Shapiro hiked 10 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Franklin County, highlighting fall scenery ...

An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago - and never stopped. M.J. "Sunny" Eberhart strode into the record books Sunday as the oldest hiker to ...

Three years ago, Jensen Bissell, the director of Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, raised concerns to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy about the number of AT ...

Ashton Frech needed to clear her head. With the pressures of studying at the University of Maryland and everything else that life was throwing at her, the Mechanicsville resident stepped outside in ...

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. (AP Photo/Mingson ...