HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is celebrating 90 years of protecting the Appalachian Trail.

A long-standing partnership with the federal government, Trail maintaining clubs and thousands of volunteers have enabled the organization to preserve and manage the longest hiking-only footpath in the world, according to a news release.

The ATC was founded in 1925 by volunteers and federal officials working to build a continuous footpath along the Appalachian Mountains. A unit of the National Park Service, the A.T. ranges from Maine to Georgia and is approximately 2,185 miles in length.

For more information about the ATC’s 90th anniversary, including ways to give back, visit www.appalachiantrail.org/90th.