Thru-hiking routes like the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail have gotten more expensive over the years. We talked to ...

With inflation and tariffs pushing costs up, thru-hiking a long trail could get more expensive this season. We talked to trail-town business owners and looked at economic reports to estimate how much ...

Drew Boysen is doing what most of us only SAY we'll do one day, writes Mark LaFlamme, if we can only get out from under the daily rat race.

The Appalachian Trail runs right through the middle of Damascus, which gives the town a unique energy. During hiking season, you’ll see thru-hikers wandering around town with that distinctive look of ...

Some towns have a nice park and call it a day, but Kent, Connecticut apparently didn’t get that memo. This unassuming ...

Spring in North Carolina has a way of pulling people onto the trails early in the day. The mountains slowly trade winter’s gray tones for fresh greens, and wildflowers begin to appear along forest ...

New data reveals the iconic hiking trail spanning 14 states and nearly 2,200 miles welcomed record numbers, with Pennsylvania ...

The Appalachian Mountain trail runs from George to Maine. The New Hampshire stretch of the AT starts in Hanover and crosses ...

New Hampshire's section of the Appalachian Trail is the second most visited, attracting 2.88 million hikers in 2025, according to estimates.

In 2025, only Virginia and New Hampshire exceeded Pennsylvania in the number of recreation visits to the Appalachian Trail, according to recent data compiled by state and federal agencies.