In the heart of Appalachia is a West Virginia town where the legendary Hatfield-McCoy feud took place, and it's a great place ...

As the trail wound its way into Arizona's Sky Islands, the region's biodiversity was on full display, as were the threats ...

I’ve always been a fan of winter hiking. Sure, it can require a lot of bundling and braving of the elements, but the payoff, ...

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A ...

The day Betty Kellenberger hit a patch of freezing rain on Mount Madison, quitting crossed her mind. She was hungry, cold and sore. “You’re 80 years old,” she told herself in a pep talk atop a ...

Two weeks ago, during a work trip through Southwest Virginia, I had a couple hours to spare. I had, however, no doubts about what I was going to do with the time: get on the Appalachian Trail (AT).

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 ...

Betty Kellenberger, 80, at the top of Mount Katahdin in Maine. On September 12, Kellenberger became the oldest woman to through-hike the Appalachian Trail. Photo / Courtesy of Betty Kellenberger via ...

Mills Kelly did not set out to write a book about the Appalachian Trail’s former path through the Roanoke Valley.

LEHIGH TWP., Pa. — The Northampton County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the hiker that was found dead on the Appalachian Trail over the weekend. The hiker, identified as Raghu Kodali, 61, ...