Discover three Kentucky mountain communities with scenic overlooks, underground mine tours, old-growth forests, and rich ...

Not everyone can (or wants to) spend five-plus months thru-hiking. Start with these abridged Appalachian Trail section hikes. Thru-hiking an epic cross-country trail can be the trip of a lifetime. Of ...

Dale Sanders wants the record as the oldest person to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail. He plans to hike 12 ...

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. The ...

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in November 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River in the town of Hot Springs. David ...

These retirement cities put hikers close to mountain trails, river bluffs, and forest paths—while adding local culture and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forester and regional planner Benton MacKaye came up with the idea for an Appalachian Mountain trail in the early 1900s. His ...

The first time Tara Dower set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, in 2017, she had a panic attack. She felt alone and overwhelmed just eight days after setting off from the trail’s southern ...

BEAR MOUNTAIN — The Appalachian Trail at Bear Mountain State Park officially reopened last weekend, 10 months after it closed amid severe flooding last summer, the state Office of Parks, Recreation, ...

The little trail we are hiking in the North Georgia woods belongs to us and the bears. The hardwoods overhead are as diverse as any in the Eastern United States. The ferns, Galax, poison ivy and other ...

Duncannon hosted its largest Appalachian Trail Festival yet, uniting hikers, locals, and volunteers for music, education, and ...