ELKTON, Va. — A Virginia man has accomplished an extraordinary feat at the age of 88. Bill Kingrea recently completed a 100-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail, a journey he began after ...

(WCYB) — Nearly 30 miles of the Appalachian Trail reopened Friday in Southwest Virginia following the destruction caused by Helene. This means that the entire trail in Virginia is now open.

A northbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike starts at Springer Mountain in ... North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont ...

Hard-hit communities such as Damascus, Virginia, Hot Springs ... is the physical and mental challenge of doing a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. “First and foremost, while you’re doing ...

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After going through a divorce and the closure of two businesses during the pandemic, Bettis saw her family drifting apart and decided a thru-hike was the remedy. Hiking the Appalachian Trail, ...

Thru-hikers nearing the end of their 2,200-mile journey on the Appalachian Trail may have to alter their route or even suspend their efforts due to severe damage caused to the iconic trail by ...

After months of hiking, an 88-year-old in Virginia completed his trek along the Appalachian Trail. On September 19, 2024, Bill Kingrea began his trek on what he called his Hike For Hope.

Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is an incredibly challenging feat. The 2,100-mile route from Georgia to Maine includes 900,000 vertical feet of climbing, and just about one in four people who ...