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 ...

Jessica Mills is the creator of Homemade Wanderlust, a Youtube channel where she documents her thru-hiking adventures and the generosity of the strangers she’s met along the way. Editor’s Note: This ...

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, ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has issued a warning to dog and pet owners regarding the Appalachian Trail after a chilling discovery was made. Last weekend, according to CBS News, a hiker found dog ...

Tara Dower, 31, leaned on a “pit crew” of friends and fruit gummies to get through the trek. The first time Tara Dower set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, in 2017, she had a panic attack. She ...

Ever thought about hiking the longest, hiking-only footpath in the world? It’s right here in the U.S., passing through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. The elevation gain of the Appalachian Trail ...

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 ...

The Lehigh Valley region is sharing in $87 million in transportation grants awarded to more than 220 projects across Pennsylvania. The state Commonwealth Financing Authority on Feb. 24 approved the ...

In 1951, always an adventurer, he was the second person to walk the trail in a “thru-hike,” from Georgia to Maine, in an arduous 123 days. He later met the first to do so. By Richard Sandomir Gene ...