Hikers in the mid-1920s turned to the Green Mountain Club’s 1924 Long Trail guide for the most up-to-date information. The northern end of the included map became outdated in the summer of 1926 when ...

Ben Feinson crossing the Winooski River Footbridge in Bolton in July 2021 Credit: Courtesy of Lance Pitcher For someone on a “struggle fest,” Ben Feinson had a pretty good time. He ate Fritos, peanut ...

The Three Musketeers (from left, Catherine Robbins, Hilda Kurth and Kathleen Norris) became the second, third and fourth people ever to hike the Long Trail from end to end, a feat they accomplished in ...

The Green Mountain Club will celebrate Long Trail Day on Sept. 20. The day will feature a variety of activities, including a hiking 101 workshop, volunteer trail work and guided hikes across the state ...

Long hikes have a way of revealing everything you forgot to prepare for. The climb that seemed manageable online feels endless in thin air. Your legs tire faster than expected. The scenery is ...

Channel your inner adventurer. You may have seen “Nyad,” the Netflix film about Diana Nyad, in which the American distance swimmer (played by Annette Bening) swims to Florida from Cuba outside the ...

The most commonplace question about long-distance hiking is also the most complicated to answer: How do you find the resources—the time, the money, the petcare, the childcare—to walk into the woods ...

Stretching 2,197 miles from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is the most widely known hiking trail in the country. Most Long Islanders with a penchant for the outdoors have ...

For some, it’s the physical and mental challenge of walking mile after grueling mile and surviving to tell the tale. For others, it’s the solace offered by nature and disconnecting from normal ...

If your summer legs are itching for a big adventure, look no further than the Oregon coast. While Oregon’s long mountain treks get all the attention, the coastal trail networks offer a bounty to hardy ...