In 2023, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children hiked the Appalachian Trail. Her youngest child, 7-year-old Opye, who uses the ...

Created for the 1976 Bicentennial, the 4,250-mile TransAmerica Trail has drawn cyclists every summer for 50 years. Its varied ...

Annapolis Rock offers a popular 2.2-mile day hike along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland with views of Greenbrier Lake and ...

A proposed extensive and wide-reaching project will restore and repair areas of the Cherokee National Forest that Hurricane Helene damaged, and officials are seeking ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — The largest celebration of the Appalachian Trail and hiker culture is back until Sunday. The Appalachian Trail Days Festival welcomes nearly 25,000 each year to enjoy over 100 ...

The Appalachian Trail drew 16.9 million recreation visits in 2025, according to new data released by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy that marks the first time the trail’s visitation has been ...

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At age 80, Betty Kellenberger set a benchmark for endurance last summer, becoming the oldest woman to complete the treacherous 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail. Kellenberger, who spent 41 years teaching ...

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...

DALLAS, Texas — The search for a Dallas attorney missing near the Appalachian Trail is stretching into another day in the rugged mountains of North Georgia. Charles Hosch, 67, was last seen on Nov. 11 ...

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 ...