In 2008, Boxborough resident Roger “Hammer” Tetreault hiked the entire 2,174 miles of the Appalachian Trail, from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. During that time, Tetreault ...

In 2023, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children hiked the Appalachian Trail. Her youngest child, 7-year-old Opye, who uses the ...

Lauren Groh (left) and Rhesia Baron at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Harpers Ferry in West Virginia is a crucial milestone for anyone who hikes the Appalachian ...

It's been a little over a month since contributor Lauren Groh embarked on her through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. And as she happily reports, the experience has been "ten times better than I ever ...

SALISBURY — Scouts from Troops 448 (Boys)/4448 (Girls), in Salisbury, recently returned from a backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail near Burkes Garden, Virginia, where seven Scouts and five ...

With the possible exception of the Pennsylvania section, which is mined with foot-stabbing stones, you can pick pretty much any part of the Appalachian Trail and have a good time. But if you're asking ...

EAGLE — Lots of people fantasize about taking a year away from work to pursue a grand adventure. But not many of us actually follow through with that dream. Deron Dircksen and Melissa Barbour of Eagle ...

Three years ago, Jensen Bissell, the director of Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, raised concerns to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy about the number of AT ...

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Chris Duprow observed his 55th birthday in July while hiking the Appalachian Trail, and his cross country trek continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. He spoke by ...