In April 2013, Britain's first National Trail - the Pennine Way - joined the IAT.  The 268-mile (429-km) path follows the top of the Pennine Mountains along the rugged backbone of north-central England, from the Peak District National Park through the Yorkshire Dales and…

In late March 2013, IAT Maine board member Thomas Urquhart set off on the South Downs Way to again walk the hills he roamed as a young lad growing up in the south of England.  Join him and his wife and sister as…

During the Scottish winter of 2013, a team of eight Ayr Rotarians constructed a small footbridge across Mill Burn below Dunure Mains on the Ayrshire Coastal Path.   The need became evident when the record wet year of 2012 demonstrated that…

In March 2013, the Spain chapter of the Sendero Internacional de los Apalaches (International Appalachian Trail) honoured IAT Founder Richard "Dick" Anderson and IAT Spain honorary member Alicia P. Scribner for their roles in establishing the IAT and IAT Spain, respectively. …

In March 2013, England's Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail joined the IAT as a 150 km (93 mile) path that starts in Suffolk at Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve and follows the route of a Roman road to Holme-next-the-Sea on…

The Maine Chapter of the International Appalachian Trail participated in recent geological meetings in Canada and the United States: the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Atlantic Geoscience Society in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern…

On March 2 - 3, the IAT North America Council gathered in Moncton, New Brunswick to discuss issues of common interest, report chapter progress, and relax with friends over good food and drink! Topics for discussion included IAT maps and…

At the 2012 IAT Annual General Meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Iceland Touring Association's Kjalvegur hinn forni (Old Kjalvegur hiking trail) became an official part of the International Appalachian Trail. The former horse track extends approximately 40 kms…

In February 2013, the UK's Offa's Dyke Path National Trail joined the IAT, bringing with it Britain's longest ancient monument while creating a 1,047 mile (1,675 km) IAT Wales loop with the Wales Coast Path. The 177 mile (285…

In January 2013, England's Ridgeway National Trail joined the International Appalachian Trail as "Britain's Oldest Road."     The 87 mile (139km) path crosses ancient landscapes on both sides of the River Thames, following the same route used since…