Hiking socks are often overlooked in favor of more exciting purchases like new hiking boots or the latest backpacking ...

The next Take a Hike program, “How To Pack Your Pack,” will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in Florence. Julia Sigg, a local 60-plus backpacker who has hiked much of the Appalachian Trail, will ...

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 ...

He was so picky about gear that he ditched his own ... but he was pioneering a whole new American genre, the Appalachian Trail journal, popular on online hiking sites and perhaps best known ...

In 2025, the Appalachian Trail, the longest hiking-only footpath in the world, celebrates 100 years of measuring the skills, endurance and heart of thousands of intrepid adventurers.