At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (AP) — In a rugged patch of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee, volunteers size up a massive, gnarled tree lying on its side. Its tangled web of roots and dark brown soil, ...

Clark Leddy Ward of Altoona stands at the start of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Leddy Ward hiked the entire length of the trail — 2,190 miles to its end in Maine. Courtesy photo Almost a year ago ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is known as “Trail Town USA” thanks to two major trails running through it: the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail. But on Sept. 27, the trails took a ...

Officials have closed part of the Appalachian Trail to camping due to reports of aggressive bears approaching hikers, following several similar closures over the past few years. The Appalachian Trail ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Christof Abend set off across the Nolichucky River’s Chestoa bridge on a warm, windy February day, hiking poles swinging and his large backpack shouldered as light glinted off ...

Tackling the Appalachian Trail was the hiking adventure Robert Kerker had always dreamed of, and something he could finally take on in retirement. Now, he’ll always be part of it, said his younger ...

Jacob Pepper has completed the Eastern Continental Trail from Key West, Florida to Newfoundland, Canada -- the longest and ...

GARDNERS, Pa. — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on ...

The Earl Shaffer Foundation is planning a 75th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Appalachian Trail Museum. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, located at 1120 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NESCONSET, N.Y. (PIX11) – A volunteer ...

CONCORD, N.H. — A new wilderness preserve has been created, spanning 2,000 acres along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in ...