Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through thick forests and across grassy mountaintop balds. This year it also includes a short boat ride. Floodwaters from the ...

A detour has been established for Appalachian Trail hikers following the loss of the Chestoa River Bridge due to the remnants of Hurricane Helene in September.

The famed Appalachian Trail camaraderie isn’t just among those making the long, hard trek between Maine and Georgia. There’s proof in Mt. Holly Springs, where a crew of volunteers recently spent a ...

A footbridge that hikers use to cross the west branch of the Peabody River in the White Mountain National Forest is closed due to concerns about its structural integrity. For Appalachian Trail thru ...

Thousands of Appalachian Trail hikers have taken the canoe ferry across the Kennebec River in Maine. But beginning on March ...

The newly constructed pedestrian bridge that connects the Appalachian Trail over Virginia 311 in Roanoke County opened Thursday, a project made possible by collaboration between volunteer groups and ...

Thanks to grant support from Edge of Appalachia and the Adams County Community Foundation, repairs were finally possible. “We ...

Last fall’s Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and record-breaking flooding across the Southeast. In the immediate aftermath, downed trees and destroyed bridges caused 430 miles of the famed ...

There are still three sections of the Appalachian Trail that remain closed. More than 3 million people visit the Appalachian Trail each year, and more than 3,000 attempt to hike the entire trail.

Five West Point cadets tasked with helping to build a new pedestrian bridge on the Appalachian Trail had to craft a structure that could withstand seasonal flooding and ferry thousands of hikers over ...