Connecticut is one of the Northeast’s smaller states, with a lot of the area being devoted to its cities and its beautiful ...

The Appalachian Trail in Connecticut stretches more than 50 miles across Litchfield County, winding through the hardwood forests and scenic landscapes of towns like Kent, Sharon and Canaan. Kristen ...

Annie Franklin went on an epic adventure after graduating college in May. The 22-year-old Beverly Hills resident and Birmingham Groves graduate hiked the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to ...

Many trekkers who set out on the Appalachian Trail eventually ditch some of the heaviest baggage that is slowing them down — and not just the gear spilling out of their backpacks. Hiker John Turner ...

As America has transformed, so too has its celebrated footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid. July 27 at 7:00 a.m. MCAFEE KNOB, Va. — The morning fog had just begun to ...

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in November 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River in the town of Hot Springs. David ...

STERLING — When Willard "Will" K. French finished his six-month, 2,160-mile hike from Georgia to Maine in 1998 at 50, he thought he finished the entirety of the Appalachian Trail. He quickly realized ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The stretch of the Appalachian Trail on the Mount Rogers National Scenic Area has reopened, but hikers should still expect storm damage from Hurricane Helene. According ...

In 1951, always an adventurer, he was the second person to walk the trail in a “thru-hike,” from Georgia to Maine, in an arduous 123 days. He later met the first to do so. By Richard Sandomir Gene ...