In 1951, always an adventurer, he was the second person to walk the trail in a “thru-hike,” from Georgia to Maine, in an arduous 123 days. He later met the first to do so.

Eugene "Gene" Marion Espy, a Middle Georgia native and the second person to ever hike the Appalachian Trail in a single trip, ...

Five years ago now, Diana Jackson was walking 2,192 miles. The Darien native is one of over 3,300 people each year who try to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail (the AT), from Georgia to ...

The bridge is about 21 miles southeast of downtown Blue Ridge, but it's only a short hike from the parking area once you ...

He wanted to see God’s work in nature, so he walked from Georgia to Maine, becoming the second person to complete the trek.

Considered the matriarch of the Georgia-to-Maine’s Appalachian Trail (AT), she wore Keds sneakers, slept beneath a shower curtain and kept warm with an army blanket. Then, she did it two more times.

Last fall’s Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and record-breaking flooding across the Southeast. In the immediate aftermath, downed trees and destroyed bridges caused 430 miles of the famed ...

First responders from several area fire departments joined forces Saturday to rescue a hiker along the Appalachian Trail just ...

The Appalachian Trail Centennial Act would establish more efficient partnerships between the government and trail groups ...

Eugene “Gene” Espy, the second person to complete a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, has passed away at the age of 98, ...