Tucked between the rolling Appalachian Mountains in northeastern Tennessee lies Johnson City—a place where time seems to flow like the gentle streams that wind through its valleys, not too fast, not ...

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

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 day Betty Kellenberger hit a patch of freezing rain on Mount Madison, quitting crossed her mind. She was hungry, cold and sore. “You’re 80 years old,” she told herself in a pep talk atop a ...

Betty Kellenberger, 80, at the top of Mount Katahdin in Maine. On September 12, Kellenberger became the oldest woman to through-hike the Appalachian Trail. Photo / Courtesy of Betty Kellenberger via ...

In American slang, “take a hike” is often used to tell someone to go away. But as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is working to reframe the phrase ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In the final three days of his Appalachian Trail record attempt, Bozeman ultra-runner Jeff ...

SALISBURY, CT (WFSB) - The Litchfield Fire Department helped rescue an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail in Salisbury. According to the fire department, the hiker was about three miles into the ...

Rounding out our summer re-run series, here’s a column from 2023 about a most determined hiker! Five years ago now, Diana Jackson was walking 2,192 miles. The Darien native is one of over 3,300 people ...

Memphis-based hiker Dale Sanders is planning to hike the Appalachian Trail starting this September. Sanders, 90, is looking to take back his previous record as the oldest person to hike the entire ...