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

“But choose that little with care.” Shaffer was a World War II veteran, who, in 1948, became the first person to walk the entire Appalachian Trail. He was so picky about gear that he ditched ...

Rand Clark, of Dayton, spoke at the Windham Public Library about how hiking the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails changed ...

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

The Town of Damascus was packed on Saturday with eager hikers and trail enthusiasts ready for day two of the highly ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire will get a little easier this year as the U.S. Forest Service faces a question that has come up several times before: Whether to replace old ...

Around 25,000 hiking enthusiasts and trail supporters from all over the world come to Damascus for the occasion, but many ...