L. TOWAMENSING TWP., Pa. — Rescuers were called to the Appalachian Trail Sunday evening after a hiker suffered a leg injury, Carbon County dispatchers said. According to dispatchers, the call ...

Six months is a reasonable amount of time to complete the 2,181-mile-long Appalachian ... plant my foot and my leg would involuntarily buckle from the pain. I howled and yelped aloud as I hiked down ...

As long-distance hiking has grown in popularity in recent years, more and more hikers are attempting trails such as the Appalachian ... legs are what you will be relying on to get up and down the ...

The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...