A northbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike starts at Springer Mountain in northern Georgia and ends on Mount Katahdin, the highest mountain in the state of Maine. The trail runs up most of the East ...

SCOTT HUNTER is retiring as fire chief in Bedford at the end of March. To the surprise of probably no one who knows him, though, his idea of taking it easy involves hiking more than 2,190 miles from ...

Emma Rowena Gatewood, “Grandma Gatewood,” walked out of her house one fine day in 1957 at age 69 and hiked the entire Appalachian Trail — 2,180 miles, from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Mount Katahdin, ...

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia ... state's most popular hiking destinations, Springer Mountain is the starting point of the Appalachian Trail – or the endpoint ...

An area treasure is being recognized by the United States Postal Service. In January, the postal service announced it will be releasing 15 Appalachian Trail stamps in honor of the nearly 2,200 miles ...

a 335-mile hiking trail that connects to Georgia’s Springer Mountain, the official beginning of the Appalachian Trail. The AT winds about 2,190 miles through 14 states from Georgia to Baxter ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT ... lead to the 4,629-foot summit. The bald mountain (the Southern Appalachian name for a hilltop without ...