Thru-Hiking - Appalachian Trail Conservancy https://appalachiantrail.org Keep the Trail Alive Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:28:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://appalachiantrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-wp-favicon-image-32x32.png Thru-Hiking - Appalachian Trail Conservancy https://appalachiantrail.org 32 32 The Appalachian Trail, Then and Now: Two 2,000-Milers Reflect https://appalachiantrail.org/news-stories/appalachian-trail-then-and-now/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:48:37 +0000 https://appalachiantrail.org/?p=614932 Two 2,000-milers reflect on the Trail that shaped their lives decades apart, and how you can help protect it.

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]]> What A Shakedown Hike Can Tell You Before Mile One https://appalachiantrail.org/news-stories/shakedown-hike-tips/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:31:20 +0000 https://appalachiantrail.org/?p=614830 Want to prepare yourself and your gear for the next big hike? Hiking your own hike starts with a shakedown hike.

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]]> What Georgia Ridgerunners Wish You Knew About Staying Healthy on the A.T. https://appalachiantrail.org/news-stories/what-georgia-ridgerunners-wish-you-knew-staying-healthy-appalachian-trail/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:00:39 +0000 https://appalachiantrail.org/?p=614371 As spring hiking season begins on the Appalachian Trail, Georgia Ridgerunners share their wisdom on to share on preventing the injuries and illnesses that take many hikers off the Trail.

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]]> As spring hiking season begins on the Appalachian Trail, Georgia Ridgerunners share their wisdom on to share on preventing the injuries and illnesses that take many hikers off the Trail.

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