I repeated my mantra about risk and belonging standing on top of Mount Katahdin next to the weathered brown sign that marked the Appalachian Trail’s northern terminus. It was much easier to believe ...

A northbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike starts at Springer Mountain in northern Georgia and ends on Mount Katahdin, the ...

When 50-year-old Bill Irwin reached Mount Katahdin, Maine ... year—had become the first blind man to traverse the Appalachian Trail, a journey that stretches some 2,100 miles from Georgia ...

Last month, the Appalachian Trail turned 100 years old. The footpath stretches 2,193 miles between Georgia’s Springer Mountain and Maine’s Mount Katahdin. Its founder, the late forest ...

Nothing is more fun for me than talking running and long-distance cycling. Dave Shields is an excellent runner, then when he ...

CAMPO, Calif. (AP) — Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at ...