Hiking

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

The Appalachian Trail stretches more than 2,000 miles from Maine to Georgia. It was the brainchild of an idealistic forester who drew inspiration from a mountaintop in Vermont.

The Empire State trail stretches 750 miles from Buffalo to Manhattan — but stops short of Long Island. Elected Officials joined environmental advocates on…