Being prepared for a challenging hike will help you enjoy the journey. If you want to take on the Appalachian Trail, this is ...

The BOC proudly stewards the oldest continually maintained section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Bate students have maintained this same section of trail since the 1930s. The Bates section is in ...

North America offers an endless array of extraordinary hiking and walking journeys, from the Olympic Peninsula to Alaska, the ...

For those who thrive on the thrill of exploration and the allure of the great outdoors, hiking offers an unmatched ...

Many trekkers who set out on the Appalachian Trail eventually ditch some of the heaviest baggage that is slowing them down — and not just the gear spilling out of their backpacks.

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 ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia ... You can continue to hike along the Appalachian Trail or complete the 1.6-mile Lover's Leap Loop. While the trail is moderately difficult, hikers say ...

“I walked all the way from Georgia to Maine,” he said ... the physical and mental challenge of doing a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. “First and foremost, while you’re doing ...

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.

Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail is a monumental achievement for anyone. Now imagine doing it with 13 kids in tow – it sounds almost impossible. But that’s exactly what Nikki Bettis set ...