At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

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 ...

Hiking trails lead to both summit rock outcrops across from each other named for two Native American chiefs — the 1,463-foot ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From months-long adventures to trails under 200 miles, we found the best of the rest of thru-hikes in the southeastern U.S.

Appalachian Trail thru-hikers trudge through 4-5 pairs of boots during their average 165 days on the 2,189-mile, Maine-to-Georgia trail. Pennsylvania’s 229 miles of the trail – or at least the ...

It’s the granddaddy of all hiking trails and it passes right through our backyard. Running from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail spans 2,190 miles as it passes through 14 states. The longest ...

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