Rumford Point gets a new hiking trail

Human feces, unauthorized fires lead to closure of Tumbledown Mountain camping

Though never officially authorized on the mountain, camping has been largely accepted. With more litter, discarded equipment and large, unauthorized fires, the Bureau of Parks and Land is saying no more.

PHOTO: USM L-A’s Outsiders Club hike area trails

Utah man airlifted off Mount Katahdin in 2nd rescue over 3 days

After dropping supplies to hikers stranded on the Knife Edge Trail on Saturday, a Maine Forest Service helicopter returns Monday to evacuate a hiker who had fallen 10 to 15 feet on the Hamlin Ridge Trail.

Labor shortage forces Maine Huts and Trails to close 2 of its 4 lodges for the season

The nonprofit says it doesn't have enough workers to run the entire operation and complete the maintenance and improvements it needs on its trails and backwoods retreats.

Just a concept 25 years ago, the International Appalachian Trail now crosses continents

What started as an idea by three Mainers to link their state to Canada with a hiking trail became a collaboration among more than a dozen countries in North American and across the Atlantic.

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