A survey of PCT thru-hikers found a big leap in costs in recent years. Surveys of the Appalachian and Continental Divide ...

Anderson eventually became the first woman to hike all three long trails within one year: the Appalachian Trail, 2,190 miles, running from Georgia to Maine; the Pacific Crest Trail, 2,650 miles ...

These three long trails are The Long Trails of thru-hiking. Hiking all three is completing the triple crown of thru-hiking. All three in a calendar year is a Calendar Triple Crown, and should only be ...

Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the most widely known hiking trail in the U.S. has nearly 90 miles of path a short drive away in the Palisades and Hudson Valley.

The hikes would generate newspaper headlines, as well as controversy within the hiking community. The Long Trail, America’s oldest long-distance hiking trail, was the brainchild of James P. Taylor.

Osprey Eja 48 SEE IT Thru hiking backpacks are made for those who embark on multi-day hikes on long trails like the Appalachian Trail (AT) or the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). For thru hikers, a ...

Ever thought about hiking the longest, hiking-only footpath in the ... Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The Appalachian Trail is over 2,190 miles long, according to the National ...