The Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters at 799 Washington Street in Harpers Ferry honors Earl Shaffer’s historic 2,000 ...

Tucked away in the rolling Litchfield Hills, where the Housatonic River carves a gentle path through western Connecticut, lies a town that seems lifted straight from a New England daydream – complete ...

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 ...

The ATC's annual long-distance hiker survey shows hikers like their alone time, and some could learn a lesson about proper ...

ALBANY TWP., Pa. - Halfway down Hawk Mountain, the birds chirp and the bees buzz, and a shelter sits in shade, awaiting its next weary hiker on a long trek along the Appalachian Trail. "This is about ...

As winter arrives, the Nutmeg State's most beautiful beachfront turns into the best winter hike in Connecticut.

Connecticut might be a small state packed with towns and cities, but its natural scene is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever ...

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 ...

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, ...

Charles Hosch, 67, has been missing since Nov. 11, officials said. A Dallas attorney described by his daughter as an "Eagle Scout in every sense of the word" has been missing for nearly a week after ...