A hiker was safely rescued near Springer Mountain after dramatic temperature drops and unexpected snow complicated efforts ...

Emergency crews rescued an injured hiker Monday from the Appalachian Trail near Springer Mountain amid a dramatic temperature ...

The GBI is requesting help from the public to identify a man found dead in the North Georgia mountains near the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The state agency released a sketch of the ...

The little trail we are hiking in the North Georgia woods belongs to us and the bears. The hardwoods overhead are as diverse as any in the Eastern United States. The ferns, Galax, poison ivy and other ...

Nobody knows exactly how long the Appalachian Trail is. It’s about 2,200 miles as the shoe walks, from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, but the length changes constantly as the ...