Hiking the Appalachian Trail has changed a bit in the last 3 1/2 decades, but it is still worth every blister.

SCOTT HUNTER is retiring as fire chief in Bedford at the end of March. To the surprise of probably no one who knows him, though, his idea of taking it easy involves hiking more than 2,190 miles from ...

Four legendary long-distance backpackers share their favorite training hikes to prepare for weeks or months of thru-hiking.

The two friends had hiked New Hampshire's challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They returned and did it again ...

The Inca Trail in Peru feels like walking through a historical tapestry woven ... Mountains' foggy vistas and the rugged beauty of New Hampshire's White Mountains. Wildlife abounds, from white ...

The two friends had hiked New Hampshire’s challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They returned and did it again Sunday after trekking through neighboring peaks ... received training on hikes ...

SARGENT'S PURCHASE, N.H. — The two friends had hiked New Hampshire's challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They ...

The two friends had hiked New Hampshire’s challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They returned and did it again Sunday after trekking through ... hikes from the Appalachian Mountain ...

Two experienced hikers were rescued after an hourslong ordeal in which they became stranded in waist-deep snow and whiteout conditions on New Hampshire ... through the wind-blown snow toward the ...