The Appalachian Trail in Connecticut stretches more than 50 miles across Litchfield County, winding through the hardwood forests and scenic landscapes of towns like Kent, Sharon and Canaan. Kristen ...

Somewhere after 2 p.m. on a sunny Wednesday in mid-March, the chaotic wind of a descending helicopter whipped the calm skies above the Appalachian Trail near Icewater Spring Shelter. Four people — two ...

Some recovery work in the North Carolina mountains since Hurricane Helene has happened off the beaten path as volunteers and government crews repair damage on the Appalachian Trail and ...

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 Appalachian Trail Conservancy has announced nearly $500,000 in grants for conservation organizations, including some in ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At Cherry Gap, straddling the Tennessee–North Carolina border, the sound of shovels scraping dirt mixes with birdsong and the hum of summer insects. Volunteers are hard at work ...

Spanning a staggering 2,190 miles, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is the longest single-use hiking trail in the world. Covering a grand total of 14 different states, the northernmost tip of ...

A wilderness area in Lebanon County is immortalized in a USPS Forever Stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, which manages the 2,200-mile trail between Maine and ...

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. — 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, ...