BRATTLEBORO — America has three great long-distance hiking trails and author John Illig has hiked all three — the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. Share on Facebook

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By CAITLIN SULLIVAN/Staff Trail Days parking will be slim in Damascus this year. The 25,000 people who flood the town for the annual Appalachian Trail festival usually park and camp on eight acres of the town-owned Bayer Property off Shady Avenue. This year that spot will be fenced off and under construction for county ballfields. [...]

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GARDNERS, Pa. The nation’s most famous hiking trail will soon have a museum to house its artifacts and tell its story. The Appalachian Trail Museum will open June 5 in a 200-year-old grist mill at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, about two hours north of Baltimore and just two miles from the halfway point of [...]

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Saturday & Sunday 9 AM – 5 PM from Mar 6, 2010 until Mar 7, 2010 Enjoy demonstrations and workshops by professionals and retailers on an assortment of backpacking gear, and take part in discussions on trip preparation. Hear about Appalachian Trail adventures from the past and present, and learn how you can work to [...]

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Ironmaster’s Hostel The halfway point of the Appalachian Trail January 29-31 2010 Pine Grove Furnace State Park 1212 Pine Grove Road, Gardners PA 17324 *This year we are spotlighting the Appalachian Trail Museum. Pine Grove will soon be the new home of the A.T. Museum as most of you already know. We are truly excited [...]

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An Appalachian Trail Get-Together January 15-17 & 18 *Guest Speaker: Marta Clark aka Five Leaf Clover presents her JMT hike, on DVD . *America’s Wild Spaces- National Geographic documentary on the Appalachian Trail, presented by Bulldawg *Silent Auction, Raffle & Gear Swap *Potluck Dinner *AT/Blue Blaze Hike *Trail Maintenance Nantahala Outdoor Center @ Milepost 133.9 [...]

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