Imagine being miles away from civilization, hiking through the Pisgah National Forest thinking about where you are going to set up camp for the night when suddenly it starts to rain. You make your way ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- The state Department of Natural Resources says most overnight shelters and campsites along Maryland's section of the Appalachian Trail have reopened after tree maintenance ...

MARS HILL - The U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy are proposing to tear down a popular Appalachian Trail shelter due to structural problems, the agencies announced Jan. 25. The ...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- After an Appalachian Trail hiker was killed last weekend by a falling tree, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday it would temporarily close eight ...

As a group of hikers stood in front of one of several outcroppings known to have sheltered Native Americans long ago, Sid Horenstein was in awe, dwarfed by the massive rocks. “This is a wonderful ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The White River National Forest is seeking the public’s help on something that has kept us, well, hanging. We are trying to establish when the shelter on Hanging Lake Trail was ...

The last remaining shelter built on Peters Mountain in Dauphin County by Appalachian Trail icon Earl Shaffer will be taken down Saturday. The shelter, a small, three-sided log structure that sleeps ...

A black bear tried to nose its way into a tent in Stokes State Forest on Wednesday night, prompting the park service to announce that it was closing the Brink Road shelter to hikers. Brink Road, a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. HAGERSTOWN, Md. – After an Appalachian Trail hiker was killed last weekend ...