Adventures from the People’s Trail
myATstory Season 2
Watch the second season of inspiring tales from the Appalachian Trail, featuring unique individuals describing how the A.T. has changed their lives forever — and how they are giving back to the A.T.
Stay Together
At the end of their freshman year, all students at St. Benedict’s must participate in a backpacking project that culminates in a five-day trip on the Appalachian Trail starting at High Point, N.J., and ending at Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
Damascus
Once a struggling mountain community, the town of Damascus, Virginia has become an inseparable part of the Appalachian Trail’s identity.
A Lasting Legacy: Dave Field’s Story
Meet Dave Field, the Appalachian Trail legend who has been maintaining the Trail in Maine for over 50 years — and he wants to inspire a new generation of A.T. lovers to do the same.
Voices from the Mountains
Large landscape conservation means maintaining not only the federally protected A.T. footpath and its corridor, but also protecting the areas surrounding the Trail.
All the way
In 2013, Vietnam War veteran Don “All the Way” Lenc began a thru-hike of the A.T. In the face of the physical and emotional challenges — and even a broken arm — Don was able to find something beautiful: a sense of peace.