Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

Seven minutes before midnight on September 21, 2024, Tara Dower reached the terminus of the Appalachian Trail on Springer Mountain in Georgia. At 40 days, 18 hours, and 6 minutes, Dower finished AT ...

Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial expertise. Months of work lie ahead.

“It's been my dream for a long time to teach this ecology of Appalachia course, to pass those skills on to other students and to take them to an iconic place like the Appalachian trail,” said Prather, ...

The Appalachian ... elevation in a hike. Pack out what you pack in. Trash on Vermont trails is becoming more and more of a problem. Stuff a plastic bag in your daypack so that you can pack out what ...

the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail. But on Sept. 27, the trails took a major hit from Hurricane Helene. “[The blowdowns] can vary from a simple tree across the trail to ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)—Every year, thousands of hikers take on the over 2,000-mile trek from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. However, the damage caused by Hurricane Helene added an extra ...

A woman recently ran the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, beating the fastest known time by 13 hours. Tara Dower, a 31-year-old professional runner, recently ran the roughly 2,200-mile ...

UNITED STATES – As the scope of devastation caused by Hurricane Helene comes into focus, an American landmark that dozens of towns benefit from is facing historic destruction – the Appalachian ...

Homer’s unstoppable spirit on the Triple CrownAs we moved further into Virginia, the Shenandoah was in our sights. Frank ...