Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

There are approximately 96 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest Service saw a 10% cut in staff ...

Roughly 3 million people hike parts of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) every year, but only 3,000 attempt to hike the whole thing — which spans over 2,000 miles and 14 states — in one-year.

A wilderness area in western Schuylkill County is immortalized in a USPS Forever Stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, which manages the 2,200-mile trail ...

There are still three sections of the Appalachian Trail that remain closed. More than 3 million people visit the Appalachian Trail each year, and more than 3,000 attempt to hike the entire trail.