In 1955, 67-year old Emma "Grandma" Gatewood became the first woman solo thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. She would go on ...

ANDOVER - The Appalachian Trail (A.T.), a 2,197.4-mile hiking-only trail, stretching from Springer Mountain in Georgia to ...

Last week we learned about Emma (Grandma) Gatewood’s long road to the start of the Appalachian Trail (AT) in Georgia. We learned of her hard knocks life in Gallia County, Ohio and a false start ...

In 1955, Emma Gatewood told her grown children that ... the entire 2,100 miles of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine! She was a totally unlikely candidate to accomplish such a tremendous ...

Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, at the age of 67, was the first woman to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in 1955. She became the first person to hike the full length of ...

At a recent Bryan Kiwanis Club meeting the members welcomed Katie Crites, a 24 year-old Defiance High School graduate, back ...

Need a new hiking spot in Georgia? A recent study has released the best day hikes on the Appalachian Trail in every state, including Georgia. For those seeking a peaceful escape on the Appalachian ...