Even though bear encounters are becoming more prevalent along the Appalachian Trail and wildlife-resistant food storage is required in some areas, AT thru-hikers aren’t regularly using bear canisters ...

Thru-hiking routes like the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail have gotten more expensive over the years. We talked to trail-town business owners and looked at economic data to estimate how ...

Most Appalachian Trail thru-hikers take around six months to finish the trail's 2,197 miles, averaging 14 to 20 miles per day. There is also a high failure rate, with one out of three who attempt the ...

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 ...

Author Steve Carpenter with his sister-in-law, Gayle Alderfer Fisher, on the AT along the Blue Ridge Parkway. A Harrisonburg man has released a book that takes readers to the Appalachian Trail where ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park n Tuesday, June 10. Hershey’s Ice Cream delivery driver Sam ...