The Appalachian Trail runs nearly 40 miles through Maryland, primarily along the scenic ridgeline of South Mountain. Local ...

The air is chill, and the autumn leaves are floating from the trees in central Maryland, but time is still ripe for a brisk hike or overnight backpacking trek on the 40 miles of Appalachian Trail ...

One of the shortest sections of the Appalachian Trail is in Maryland, just 41 miles long, but it takes in several historic sites and offers gentle terrain, which is some of the easiest hiking on ...

A wildfire discovered Monday on South Mountain near the Appalachian Trail and Washington/Frederick county line is expected to continue smoldering until there is significant rain, a Maryland ...

Annapolis Rock, a popular hiking destination in Maryland, will be featured on a new U.S. Postal Service stamp. The stamp is part of a 15-stamp collection celebrating the Appalachian Trail ...

HAGERSTOWN — A Maryland man has entered an Alford plea ... assaulting an 11-year-old boy while they camped along the Appalachian Trail. Jason Henry Cochrane, 46, of Millersville, was sentenced ...

Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. It’s no easy feat – hiking the Appalachian Trail takes about five to seven months to ...

The Appalachian Trail, also known as the AT, promotes the idea of connecting with nature in a fast-paced world. The Maryland stamp highlights the fall foliage in the Hagerstown Valley section of ...

HAGERSTOWN — A Millersville man has entered an Alford plea to third-degree sex offense and distribution of methamphetamine in a case in which he was accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old ...