The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...

There are approximately 96 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest Service saw a 10% cut in staff ...

The trail runs along the Tennessee/North Carolina border for approximately 220 additional miles, according to The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, a nonprofit organization formed in 1925 that ...

During a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee this week in Williamsport, local officials and conservation ...

Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight ... stretch of I-40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee in late September, this section of the highway served as ...

Visit this historic location within driving distance of major cities in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee for outdoor ...

Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday.

The Appalachian Trail crosses Lehigh Gap, north of Walnutport ... maintains a 65-mile section of the trail’s cabins, shelters and monuments between the Lehigh and Susquehanna rivers.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner shut down a hurricane relief draft plan put forth by the city of Asheville, North Carolina, that included a diversity ...

The Appalachian Trail ... Roan Mountain in North Carolina, and McAfee Knob in Virginia, one of the most photographed spots along the trail. Additional locations featured in the series include ...