I ran 2,197 miles to celebrate my 50th birthday and raise money for clean water. And I kept working the whole time. I’m a ...

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Maine to Georgia, totaling more than 2,100 miles through 14 states. Shenandoah National Park's stretch of the trail predates the park and originally ran the ...

If you want to go even farther than the iconic Appalachian Trail, start at the tip of Florida and continue north of Maine along Canada's rugged coastline.

This story appears in the January 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... After hiking 55 punishing miles over five days on the Appalachian Trail, Victor Rivera embraces a classmate.

About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

Megan Hessenberger will hike 101 miles in honor of her great-grandmother, who founded the National Humane Education Society.

NPCA reflects on the storm damage caused by Helene to national parks in the Southeast, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and ...

The Marmalade Trail For a more exclusive experience ... Published in the November 2024 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine ...

This region includes a section of the Appalachian Trail, the southernmost ... areas in the Green Mountain National Forest, ...

“It's been my dream for a long time to teach this ecology of Appalachia course, to pass those skills on to other students and to take them to an iconic place like the Appalachian trail,” said Prather, ...

The Cherokee people have a long and rich history in the Great Smoky Mountains. where Kuwohi is “the closest place you’ll be ...

All the trail maps were updated. I also added 10 noteworthy new hikes to the guide, sprinkling them into the mix along with ...