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

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

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 ...

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.

The Appalachian Trail stretches across 14 states from Georgia to Maine in the US and runs almost 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers). It is the world’s longest hiking trail and millions of people hike ...

The Appalachian Trail is the oldest and most famous hiking path in the U.S. It follows the spine of the country's most ancient mountain range for nearly 2,200 miles from Maine to Georgia ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Many wrongfully assume that the famous Appalachian Trail is the world’s longest hiking trail. While incorrect, it does make it into the top 10. Beginning in the mountains of North Georgia, the ...