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Some hikers prepare for years to thru-hike the AT. Others do it on a whim.
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Some hikers prepare for years to thru-hike the AT. Others do it on a whim.
Hike some of the East Coast's wildest wilderness on the AT.
Firefighters are still monitoring the East Mountain Fire, which is the state’s biggest since 1999.
After a pandemic pause, AT hikers will be able to register their thru-hikes again starting this week.
James Jordan will be be confined indefinitely at a psychiatric facility.
Chilly temperatures and icy trails left three hikers injured and in trouble along the AT this weekend.
With Covid cases hitting all-time highs, the nonprofit is still urging thru-hikers to stay home.
Citing cost of litigation, builders call off project just three weeks after Supreme Court ruled in its favor.
Justices allow permit to stand in 7-2 decision.
The thru-hiking community knew that "Sovereign" was bad news. Why wasn't anyone able to stop him?
Of all the risks of hiking a long trail, running into a dangerous person is one of the least likely. But as our next story shows, you never know exactly what–or who–is coming down the trail.
Citing risk of spreading coronavirus, CEO Sandra Marra urges hikers to postpone or cancel their 2020 hikes.
As COVID-19 spread across the US, the ATC is limiting group sizes on trail projects, shutting down its visitor center, and asking hikers who contract the virus to contact them.
On their first day in court, lawyers for environmental groups and a pipeline developer debated a central question: Is the Appalachian Trail land?
See the peaks, parks, and hotspots of America's most storied long trail in this interactive 3D map from BACKPACKER.
Get ready for your AT thru-hike with this gear checklist from expert thru-hikers Liz "Snorkel" Thomas and Nathan Pipenberg.
Dominion Energy suffers another setback in its quest to run a natural gas pipeline under the AT
We're collecting readers' favorite memories from the AT. Share yours for the chance to win a new sleeping bag or pad.
The nation's highest judiciary will decide whether a new pipeline can cross the AT as planned.
Before deputies arrested him for the slaying of a veteran, James “Sovereign” Jordan was well-known to law enforcement and hikers along the Appalachian Trail for his erratic and threatening behavior.
Alleged killer played guitar, argued with victims, affidavit says.
Suspect arrested as section of Appalachian Trail closed through Sunday morning.
For early thru-hikers, steep hills and long distances were only part of the challenge.
Visit Georgia's best section of the Appalachian Trail in winter for a crowd-free experience and Blue Ridge vistas frosted in white.
Judges quote Lorax, slam Forest Service in ruling questioning project’s impact and safety.
Finishes supported hike in 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes.
The original stretch of the AT in Bear Mountain State Park turns 95 this year.
Opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would run near the AT for almost 100 miles and be visible from its most famed lookouts, are headed to court to attempt to stop it. But with construction slated to begin soon, that may not be enough.
"A Lasting Legacy" profiles a legendary trail volunteer.
Suzanne Dixon will head the 42,000-member volunteer organization dedicated to the AT.
Has the AT’s party culture gone too far? Bill Donahue joins the trail’s biggest blowout to find out.
Fifty miles a day for 45 days. No crew. Joe McConaughy’s AT thru-hike was one for the record (and history) books.
An AT thru-hiker invites friends along for a comedy of horrors.
Malfunctioning SPOT device complicating confirmation
Winchester's Rick Marks is tackling the last 600 miles of the AT to raise money to fight his degenerative disease.
In a season of change, a new mom finds comfort on the trail.
When one of the winningest ultrarunners in the sport set out to break the AT's supported record, the path's elder statesmen gave him one piece of advice: respect the trail. Eight years later, a new documentary shows why.
The Mountain Valley Pipeline would run along the Appalachian Trail for almost 100 miles. Trail advocates say it’s a disaster in the making.
By putting real names to trail names, The Hiker Yearbook is helping AT hikers keep in touch.
They say you can learn something by walking in another man’s boots. On the Appalachian Trail last summer, hikers learned what happens when you carry them.
Six months on the AT means a whole lot of time for singalongs under the stars. But as Case Conover discovered, taking along an instrument on America's most famous walk isn't easy.
Betters Scott Jurek's supported mark by 10 hours
Stacey Kozel tackles the east's premiere long trail with an electric assist.
New stretch opens in Bear Mountain State Park
Trapped by flooding
Finishes hike in less than 55 days
Kentucky man evades recognition for six years
Rowdy hikers and an ultrarunner's clash with park rangers have officials threatening to move the northern terminus of America's most famous trail.
The ATC predicts an increasing number of hikers will hit the trail after the movie "A Walk in the Woods" premieres, and they're shoring up their defenses.
The vegan ultra-runner completed the 2,189.2-mile Appalachian Trail in just 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes, beating the previous record by 3 hours.
Catch wanderlust, then get out there.
Our contributor makes the tough decision to step off the Appalachian Trail.
Our contributor checks off the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail—69.6 miles in.
Our contributor compiles gear for a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.
Our contributor prepares to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.
People expected less of me on the Appalachian Trail because I was a woman.
Most of this easy 7-mile hike passes under a tree-shaded ridgeline that insulates dayhikers from the outside world.
Sample a classic stretch of the Appalachian Trail on this 11.5-mile route around a 1,000-foot gorge, with overlooks and eye-candy vistas of the Smokies.
In less than 7.5 miles, you’ll visit quiet woods and a secret Underground Railroad spot, and cross the midpoint of the Appalachian Trail.
Big climb. Big crowds. Bigger reward. This classic 9.8-mile route climbs the tallest peak in Maine, a hiking high point in every sense.
Hit this 15-mile out-and-back on the Appalachian Trail via train and bus for sprawling views and Massachusetts' high point.
To enjoy the stretched-out ridgeline views on this 10-mile out-and-back, you'll first have to navigate an interesting hand-over-foot scramble.
Go 6.9 miles on the Blue Ridge, mostly tracing the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, to one of the largest balds in the Southern Appalachians.
This succinct 3.8-mile dayhike winds across Brushy Mountain’s ridgetop, traverses a small saddle, then crests Locust Mountain before a final descent.
Save this 13.6-miler for a weekday in the spring when crowds are thin and haze-free views stretch for miles (patches of flowers and wildlife, too).
Connect the tops of two Berkshire peaks and catch views into three states on this 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Everett State Reservation.
Perfect for a weeklong jaunt, this 38-mile section climbs mountains, winds through deep gaps and passes a short side hike to Standing Indian Mountain, where Indian lore says a bolt of lighting struck a lone Cherokee sentinel and turned him to stone.
Trace the high brow of the Appalachians on this 12.3-mile segment past several campsites and overlooks--including Annapolis Rocks, a popular crag for climbers.
This 14.6-mile leg promises long views on Blue Mountain and ends at Unicoi Gap where hikers can find an original 1934 metal AT trail marker.
Start by walking through Mountain Crossings at Walasi-Yi--the only indoor section of the AT that runs through a stone building built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934--and then climb up into Raven Cliffs Wilderness.
The hotspot on this 9.8-mile section is Blood Mountain, a 4,450-foot peak where historic battles between the Creek and Cherokee Indians stained the ground red.
Civil War battlefields, the original Washington Monument, and a rolling ridgeline await dayhikers and overnighters on this lovely historical section of the AT.
Three shelters, rolling hills and beautiful vistas reward hikers as they connect Springer Mountain to Woody Gap where a recently renovated shelter sits under a leafy canopy.
This 10.4-miler passes Jefferson Rock, climbs Weverton Cliff for jaw-dropping views, then continues on temperate terrain to Gathland State Park.
It's not the officially the AT but this 8.8-mile hike climbs past Amicalola Falls to Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail.
A moderate ascent of Calebs Peak and a steep descent off St. Johns Ledges ends with a gentle cruise along the Housatonic River banks on this 10.7-mile hike.
Exposed ledges, a glacial cleft, summit climbs, and a talus-strewn ravine highlight this 12.5-miler in the Berkshires and Taconic Mountains.
This scenic 11.2-miler crisscrosses the New York-Connecticut border three times and rewards hikers with numerous views of the Housatonic Valley.
Build your quads on this remote section of the Appalachian Trail, which features seven balds over 5,000 feet, and amazing views of the Smokies from Jump off Point.
Watch for black bears along this 7.1-mile leg that features woodlands and a worthy side trip to the glacial leftovers of Cheshire Cobbles.