The Mount Minsi Trail is one of the better, shorter options along the Appalachian Trail: let us be your guide to this hike.

LEHIGH TWP., Pa. — Police say a hiker that first responders were searching for on the Appalachian Trail has been found dead. The hiker was found in Northampton County near the Carbon County line.

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 complete.

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...