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Mini Thru-Hikes in the Mountains

Don’t have half a year to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail? Consider these shorter and distinctive alternatives, able to be hiked in full in a week to a month or so.

Jenny Wiley: Toughest Trail Section in Kentucky’s State Parks?

This nine-mile hike includes a section about half that long that offers a serious aerobic challenge.

An Appalachian-Mackaye Loop

The 12.4-mile North Georgia loop hike contains as much history as it does beauty.

South Carolina’s Foothills Trail

The 77-mile trek can be even more fun when you do it in day hikes, and when your fellow hiker is the executive director of the Foothills Trail Conference.

Cranberry Wilderness: The Wild Side

The southwestern corner of the West Virginia wilderness offers much in the way of wild animals, including black bear in a no-hunting area.

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Mini Thru-Hikes in the Mountains

Don’t have half a year to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail? Consider these shorter and distinctive alternatives, able to be hiked in full in a week to a month or so.
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Jenny Wiley: Toughest Trail Section in Kentucky’s State Parks?

This nine-mile hike includes a section about half that long that offers a serious aerobic challenge.
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An Appalachian-Mackaye Loop

The 12.4-mile North Georgia loop hike contains as much history as it does beauty.
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South Carolina’s Foothills Trail

The 77-mile trek can be even more fun when you do it in day hikes, and when your fellow hiker is the executive director of the Foothills Trail Conference.
CranberryWilderness

Cranberry Wilderness: The Wild Side

The southwestern corner of the West Virginia wilderness offers much in the way of wild animals, including black bear in a no-hunting area.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

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Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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