The Portland, Maine, duo of correspondent David Sharp and photographer Bob Bukaty put AP out front, reporting that an 83-year-old has become the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. While ...

August 25, 2021 • At 5 years old, Harvey Sutton — also known on the trail as "Little Man" — is one of the youngest people known to have completed the roughly 2,100-mile hike.

A bipartisan bill led by congressman Steve Cohen seeks to re-designate the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) as the nation's 12th National Scenic Trail, a move that would add federal protection and funding ...

Sixty-year-old Harold Reynolds completed his 81-day trek along the Appalachian Trail on Mount Katahdin in Maine. Submitted photo SHERMAN — A song by the Proclaimers declares: “I would walk 500 miles ...

In 1955 at age 67, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood hiked through 14 states and logged 5 million steps in five months. Considered the matriarch of the Georgia-to-Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT), she wore Keds ...

ELMA, N.Y. — It wasn't long after Dennis Pack met someone who completed the Appalachian Trail hike when he decided he wanted to take on the challenge himself. Pack's wife and children gave him their ...

Ever thought about hiking the longest, hiking-only footpath in the world? It’s right here in the U.S., passing through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail ...

First responders rescued a woman who fell on the Appalachian Trail along the Northampton-Monroe County border. SAYLORSBURG, Pa. - First responders rescued a woman who fell on the Appalachian Trail ...