GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat ...

Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen is nearly two-thirds done hiking the Appalachian Trail: an expedition that extends nearly 2,200 ...

Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen made it out of Pennsylvania and said passing the 1,300-mile mark was a challenge.

Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little ...

At this little country store, hikers take on the half-gallon challenge. Those who finish are awarded a commemorative wooden ...

For decades, though, this small building just off the Appalachian Trail in Berks County, a former horse barn, has given thousands of thru-hikers a place to rest their weary legs as they make the ...

While no specific ceremony is planned to honor the Pennsylvania stamp, USPS announced a special Appalachian Trail cancellation will be issued at 10:30 a.m. March 7 at the post office in Walnutport ...

The United States Postal Service will mark the anniversary will dedicate the Appalachian Trail Stamps — 15 stamps representing images of the trail in Pennsylvania and other states — and offer ...