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Music and nature are the themes of an event Sunday, Sept. 24, at Flagg Mountain.

At the far corner of the asphalt parking lot of a Hixson distribution facility, a faint path had been worn through a section of woods tangled with brush and trees.

A growing number of hikers are tackling Alabama's longest continuous footpath and trail communities are welcoming the growth. Read more.

A growing number of hikers are tackling Alabama's longest continuous footpath and trail communities are welcoming the growth.

Alabama’s disappearing longleaf pine forests are especially dependent on periodic fires, which would have occurred naturally, but are now provided by crews working in helmets and flame-retardant clothing.

Thru-hiking season for the ever-famous Appalachian Trail is now kicking off, but the Benton MacKaye Trail Association, Alabama Pinhoti Association and...

Dan Sims, a Vestavia Hills resident, said while he’s taken part in marathons and hiked many miles before, this will be the longest hike he’s ever done. But the journey will be worth it if he can help children like Janie, who died in 2003.

Sims, a Vestavia Hills resident, said while he’s taken part in marathons and hiked many miles before, this will be the longest hike he’s ever done. But the journey will be worth it if he can help children like Janie, who died in 2003.

3:23 Reporter Lilly Knoepp talked with 83-year-old Sunny Eberhart, who goes by his trail name “Nimblewill Nomad,” about his long-distance hike on the Appalachian Trail. When he finishes the trail, he will be the oldest person to complete the AT During a pandemic, an 83-year-old man is attempting to become the oldest person to complete the over 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail. BPR spoke with him as he made his way through Western North Carolina:   Its spring in Franklin. That means that the t...

11 Important Tips For Hiking Alabama’s Pinhoti Trail Jan.22.2021 At one time or another, we all have dreams of going on a great adventure. For many, that dream is to one day hike the entire 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail (A.T.) from Georgia to Maine. But just as many (myself included) find that life gets in the way; work, family life, health issues, whatever it is, something prevents us from taking that million-step walk. But there is an alternative, an equally challenging hike through the s...