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Hiking in the Age of Coronavirus: What to Consider
(Updated 2:41 p.m. ET, March 19) On March 11, Barney and Sandy Mann—aka Scout and Frodo—sent an email notifying hikers who had signed up for their hostel and shuttling service...
International Thru-Hikers Scrambling to Keep Their Dreams Alive Amid COVID-19 Travel Bans
(Updated 3 p.m. MT, March 20) Sandra Visentin spent more than a year planning her Appalachian Trail thru-hike. She quit her job as corporate communications coordinator at Disneyland Paris in
AT Hikers Reminded to Report Uncomfortable Encounters on Trail
As thru-hikers embark on their annual trek from Georgia to Maine, the memory of a fellow hiker killed last year resonates on trail. And hikers are reminded that reporting an...
Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival 2020 Dates Rescheduled for September 12 and 13
Round Hill's Appalachian Trail Festival is being pushed back to September 12th and 13th in order to comply with CDC social distancing guidelines. Visitors can expect two days of live...
AT Hiker Remembered for His Love of Hiking, the Outdoors
Eddie “Noon” Onis Noonkester, 60, whose body was found near the Approach Trail in Georgia on Feb. 19, was remembered by his family as a man who loved the outdoors...
Supreme Court Appears Favorable to Pipeline Under AT
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a dispute over a proposed natural gas pipeline that would tunnel under the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, with justices seeming to favor...
70 Acres Burn Atop Mount Tammany, South of AT in Delaware Water Gap
Some 36 hours ago, the National Park Service in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWG) released an alert that a 70-acre wildfire was ablaze on the New Jersey...
Park Service Considers Shuttle Across River at Harpers Ferry
The National Park Service is considering options for a shuttle that would take Appalachian Trail hikers across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry until the footbridge is repaired. The footbridge
2020 PCT Hikers Invited to the PCTA’s Webinar on 2/24
The Pacific Crest Trail Association is inviting members of the PCT class of 2020 to their trail information webinar on Monday, February 24, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific...
Etna Hiker’s Hut on the PCT Is Closing
2020 is shaping up to be a year of big changes in the PCT trail angel community. Following announcements from Hiker Heaven, Casa de Luna, and Scout and Frodo, yesterday,...