The Ensign Cowall Memorial Shelter is one of several shelters along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. (Kevin Thomas) South Mountain was a ferocious, daylong fight that pitted 28,000 Union ...

A wildfire discovered Monday on South Mountain near the Appalachian Trail and Washington/Frederick county line is expected to continue smoldering until there is significant rain, a Maryland ...

Passing through the Appalachian Mountains, the Smoky Mountains, White Mountain National Forest, and more, the trail traverses about 450,000 feet of elevation changes.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail can be done in about 5 million steps. Here's how long the trail is in miles and how many months it would take to hike.

A wildfire discovered Monday on South Mountain near the Appalachian Trail and Washington/Frederick county line is expected to continue smoldering until there is significant rain, a Maryland ...