BAXTER STATE PARK, ME - AUGUST 15: A sign post directs hikers on the Hunt Trail, a section of the Appalachian Trail and popular route to Baxter Peak on Mt.
Katahdin. (Staff photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) PORTLAND, Maine - An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped.M.J. "Sunny" Eberhart strode into the record books Sunday as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail.Eberhart, known by the trail name Nimblewill Nomad, acknowledged that despite having tens of thousands of miles under his belt, the trail was tough going at his age, leading to quite a few spills on slippery rocks."I’ve a got a couple of skid marks on me, but I’m OK," he.