As a beginner, you probably won't want to start off with 10 to 15 miles along one of the longer Appalachian Trail hikes in Georgia. However, some of the shorter trails will help you get started ...

T he Appalachian Trail is renowned as the longest hiking trail in the world, and around 78 of the trail's 2,200 miles are in the state of Georgia. Thru-hikers have been testing their skills on ...

The Appalachian Trail is known as one of the longest trails by foot covering a span of 2000 miles over the span of 14 states. uTravel recommends starting your tour in Ellijay, Georgia, which is ...

You need to take five or six months off to walk the Appalachian Trail. Only if you want to. So called “thru-hikers” typically start in Georgia and end their walk many months and many blisters ...

Each spring, people from around the country descend on Springer Mountain, one hour north of metro Atlanta, to start a very long walk. About 3,000 hikers a year attempt the Appalachian Trail—the ...

There’s something about the Appalachian Trail - or, A.T., as it’s affectionally known by enthusiasts - that draws people to it, from day-hikers, to section-hikers who spend days, weeks, or ...

The Georgia Appalachian Trail Club mounted this plaque at Unicoi Gap in the Chattahoochee National Forest near the southern start of the A.T. (Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress) ...

A group of educators from Kennesaw will soon be hiking the Appalachian Trail in honor of one of their students. They call themselves "Laura's Angel Army", after Laura Addison who passed away two ...

A group of educators from Kennesaw will soon be hiking the Appalachian Trail in honor of one of their students. They call themselves "Laura's Angel Army", after Laura Addison who passed away two ...