Mount Oglethorpe News Today

The hikers who tackle the Appalachian Trail are anything but stationary—and as it turns out, the trail itself is anything but stationary as well. Writing for the Washington...

As America has transformed, so too has its famous footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid.

As America has transformed, so too has its famous footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid.

An article in National Geographic Magazine made hiking the Appalachian Trail sound like a lark to Emma Gatewood.

Columnist Sue Bowman treks vicariously through a story about amazing Grandma Gatewood walking the Appalachian Trail.

Benton MacKaye's original proposal for the Appalachian Trail came out 100 years ago. While the trail may have changed, the appeal hasn't.