The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts ... Appalachian name for a hilltop without a tree) offers stunning ...

Everest 16 times. Still, more than 3,000 people attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail every year, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Only a quarter make it the whole way.

Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail is a monumental achievement ... I never added up the total cost, but I was able to save money on trail. It ranged between $1,800 and $2,200 a month for ...

Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is an incredibly challenging feat. The 2,100-mile route from Georgia to Maine includes 900,000 vertical feet of climbing, and just about one in four people who ...

My husband and I know the rewards of fresh air and exercise firsthand because we've gone hiking with our children ... backpacking a section of the Appalachian Trail was new for us.

As America grows restless after months of Covid lockdown, there is a yearning for the beauty of the great outdoors - and there is no communion with nature like hiking the Appalachian Trail.

If you have time to hike or backpack a portion of the trail, recent hikers say that you'll be rewarded with memorable views of the park's wilderness, from foliage to animals. The Appalachian Trail ...