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Charlies Bunion in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo by Horizonline Pictures
Hiking Tips

What A.T. Ridgerunners Wish You Knew About the Great Smoky Mountains

Jun 4, 2026

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Four hikers with backpacks and trekking poles chat beside a parked silver car at an Appalachian Trail trailhead in a forest clearing.
Trail Infrastructure & Resilience

What a Newly Introduced Transportation Bill Means for the Appalachian Trail

May 28, 2026

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Hiker with a beard and cap raises trekking poles over a weathered Katahdin summit sign, blue sky and distant mountains behind him.
Culture & Inspiration

How the Appalachian Trail Saved Tyler “Diva” Cairnes

May 14, 2026

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Wide rural farm scene with a silo, red-roofed barns, rolling green fields, and distant hills under a clear blue sky, with a dirt path leading toward the buildings.
News

Appalachian Trail Conservancy Opposes PAX-1 Data Center in Middlesex Township, Pennsylvania

May 6, 2026

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Sun peaks over spruce trees dotting a mountainous forested ridgeline.
News

$1 Million Available for Appalachian Trail Landscape Protection

May 4, 2026

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Stewardship

How the 2027 Budget Request May Affect the Appalachian Trail: Part 2

Apr 23, 2026

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