Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen is making his way through Maine at the Kennebec River Crossing in Caratunk. It’s the final state of the Appalachian Trail journey, which includes nearly 2,200 miles ...

Of course, this depends on whether the Appalachian Trail hiking map is followed and whether no side ventures on unmarked paths are attempted. Should there be an emergency, remain calm and dial 911.

Harpers Ferry, WV (Jan. 15, 2015) – Re-measurements and relocations of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) have brought the total mileage of the footpath to 2,189.2 miles, an increase of 3.9 miles from ...

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

Google is celebrating the Appalachian Trail in today’s Google doodle. The footpath is over 2,190 miles and spans across 14 states in the US. It is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world.

The trail we’re on we call Split Rock Trail; on the map it’s a loop drawn with a dotted line. Maybe the Appalachian Trail went through the split rocks, but we can’t be sure.

The Appalachian Trail is the most famous long distance footpath in the world, and with the recent release of the movie “A Walk in the Woods,” it’s likely to become more popular than ever ...

Hikers come from around the world to walk along it. There are 230 miles of the trail in Pennsylvania, and it cuts through Franklin, Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, and Lebanon counties.

The Appalachian Trail, nicknamed the A.T., is a footpath running roughly 2,190 miles up and down the Eastern United States, from Georgia’s Springer Mountain to Maine’s Mount Katahdin.