The air is chill, and the autumn leaves are floating from the trees in central Maryland, but time is still ripe for a brisk hike or overnight backpacking trek on the 40 miles of Appalachian Trail ...

A wildfire discovered Monday on South Mountain near the Appalachian Trail and Washington/Frederick county line is expected to continue smoldering until there is significant rain, a Maryland ...

One of the shortest sections of the Appalachian Trail is in Maryland, just 41 miles long, but it takes in several historic sites and offers gentle terrain, which is some of the easiest hiking on ...

Annapolis Rock, a popular hiking destination in Maryland, will be featured on a new U.S. Postal Service stamp. The stamp is part of a 15-stamp collection celebrating the Appalachian Trail ...

Maryland and West Virginia are the ... There’s also an Appalachian Trail Store with books and maps for hikers who want a ...

Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. It’s no easy feat – hiking the Appalachian Trail takes about five to seven months to ...