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Insights, updates, and inspiration from the people protecting, exploring, and experiencing the A.T. every day.

Hiker poses with packed backpack in front of Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters
Hiking Tips

What A Shakedown Hike Can Tell You Before Mile One

Apr 16, 2026

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Hiking Tips

5 Reasons to Carry a Bear Canister (That Have Nothing to Do with Bears)

Apr 2, 2026

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Orange tent pitched in a small grove of trees along the Appalachian Trail in Georgia.
Hiking Tips

What Georgia Ridgerunners Wish You Knew About Staying Healthy on the A.T.

Mar 26, 2026

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Inch Worm laughs and waves at the camera as two hikers carry her in a wheelbarrow along the Trail.
Culture & Inspiration

Type II Fun on the Appalachian Trail

Mar 12, 2026

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White Cap Mountain with clouds overhead and golden vegetation below.
Hiking Tips

What A.T. Hikers Wish They Knew Before Their Journey

Feb 19, 2026

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Hiking Tips

Appalachian Trail Hiker Hacks

Jan 29, 2026

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