World War II veteran Earl Shaffer was the first person to complete hiking the Appalachian Trail. When Shaffer began his journey at Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia, he intended it as a self-care retreat ...
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The 8.8-Mile Connecticut Appalachian Trail Hike Worth Every Step
Connecticut is one of the Northeast’s smaller states, with a lot of the area being devoted to its cities and its beautiful ...
SHADY VALLEY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Highlighted as one of the few on the nearly 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail, this short stretch of farmland is an ADA compliant portion of the trail. Known as Osborne ...
In 1955 at age 67, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood hiked through 14 states and logged 5 million steps in five months. Considered the matriarch of the Georgia-to-Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT), she wore Keds ...
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is launching a new initiative aimed at empowering Pennsylvania communities to lead local conservation projects along the Appalachian Trail landscape. The Appalachian ...
At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.
The summit sign on Maine's Mount Katahdin seen at sunrise. Katahdin is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. (Getty Images/Chris Bennett) The Appalachian Trail is one of the ultimate ...
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