About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...

Can a committed indoor type finally fall for the great outdoors? With zero camping experience, our writer joined a beginner ...

In addition to hiking with their classmates, the students also got to know other hikers on the trail and sometimes shared shelters with them overnight. “On the Appalachian Trail, there are people who ...

Megan Hessenberger will hike 101 miles in honor of her great-grandmother, who founded the National Humane Education Society.

Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)—Every year, thousands of hikers take on the over 2,000-mile trek from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. However, the damage caused by Hurricane Helene added an extra ...

The best gifts for hikers include top-performing gear, boots, socks and books. Here, find top-performing items tested by the ...

Outdoor Life editors and writers have tested a ton of backpacks over the years, and these are our top picks. While day hiking, trail running, backpacking, and scrambling, OL writers and editors have ...

The Carolina Mountain Club and the Tennessee Eastman Hiking & Canoeing Club, whose volunteers maintain the Appalachian Trail in the national forests north of the Smokies, have started some of the ...