Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge will present its September Second Sunday Program, "Shark’s Appalachian Trail ...

Hiking enthusiast and professional storyteller Dan Hawthorne will be sharing his adventures of hiking the Appalachian Trail ...

Jersey Shore native Alex Butzler remembers being in fifth grade and reading the book “Walking with Spring” by Earl V. Shaffer ...

Jersey Shore native Alex Butzler remembers being in fifth grade and reading the book “Walking with Spring” by Earl V. Shaffer ...

World War II veteran Earl Shaffer was the first person to complete hiking the Appalachian Trail. When Shaffer began his journey at Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia, he intended it as a self-care ...

In a rugged patch of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee, volunteers size up a massive, gnarled tree lying on its side ...

Leaders with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy said more than 430 miles of trail were closed due to damage sustained during Helene.

He started this mission back in March, embarking on a journey of hiking 2,198 miles across 14 different states in just five ...

More than 3,000 people attempt to walk the entire Appalachian Trail every year. Only about a quarter of them succeed. This intel from an AT thru-hiker provides key information to help you tackle ...

Earl Shaffer stands atop Maine's Mount Katahdin at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in August 1948, reportedly becoming the first person to hike the trail's more than 2,000 miles in ...

Only about 25% of thru-hikers and 20% of section hikers end up completing the trail according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.” Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Baker faced a series of debilitating setbacks that crushed her biggest hopes and threatened her life. So she made a deal with ...