Planning a hike on the Appalachian Trail? Put your mind at ease with these five myth-busting lessons I learned my first night ...

Expert hiker Liz Thomas offers advice on hiking the U.S. Triple Crown Trails, which include the Appalachian Trail, Pacific ...

Walking across deserts and mountain ranges taught the author important lessons on friendship, compassion, and understanding ...

Mason City's Mitch Meier will walk the length of the Appalachian Trail beginning April 23. The journey will take about five ...

The President of the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association was the speaker at the Military Officers Association of ...

While Sara Turner was trying to get to a waterfall down a steeply-sided path on the Appalachian Trail — freezing cold in the ...

Fear can make some people, especially women, hesitant to venture into nature alone. The risks can be managed with preparation ...

My biggest fear had been giving up a sense of control, especially as a typically solo hiker used to setting my own pace.

The 43-mile paved trail with amenities will stretch from Ashland to Petersburg, connecting cyclists and walkers from seven ...

A Great Smoky Mountains National Park hiker went missing April 8 until a park visitor found him after a life-threatening ...