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Hikers can see the status of the entirety of the trail on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s website. An interactive map shows which parts of the trail are still closed or impacted by Helene.
Nearly 30 miles of the Appalachian Trail reopened Friday in Southwest Virginia following the destruction caused by Helene.
The Appalachian Trail Centennial Act would establish more efficient partnerships between the government and trail groups ...
Eugene “Gene” Espy, the second person to complete a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, has passed away at the age of 98, ...
Get Uplifted Virginia woman completes Appalachian Trail hike after quitting her job to do it Cris Howard called the trail "a 2,200 mile obstacle course." ...
Considered the matriarch of the Georgia-to-Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT), she wore ... of the other as a north-south thru-hiker on the trail. Her first attempt was April 2024 from Daleville, Virginia ...
Get Uplifted Virginia woman quits career to hike Appalachian Trail | Get Uplifted Cris Howard, from Reston, is hiking the longest hiking-only footpath in the world.