Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Zeke Meddock, trail name Petroglyph, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting. So ...

There’s a certain magic to stepping outside before sunrise, lacing up your boots, and disappearing into a trail shrouded in ...

This underrated town in North Carolina barely makes a dent on the map, but it's one of the most important stops along the Appalachian Trail.

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

Metro Atlanta and North Georgia are laced with hiking trails of every description and level of challenge, and a number of them seem better suited to those 55-plus.

GARDNERS — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Zeke Meddock (trail name Petroglyph) attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on June 10. Mingson Lau - AP ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

GARDNERS, Pa. — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take ...