Franklin Tate, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s associate regional director in the South, said Friday, Feb. 2, that volunteers from hiking clubs have performed nearly 10,000 hours of work on ...

FRANKLIN - As the weather continues to warm up and hikers take to the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina, trail visitors passing through the region will have a new shelter to visit ...

“Especially a detour road walk,” Nicols added. More than 430 miles of the Appalachian Trail were closed after Helene blew through the mountains, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy ...

The U.S. Forest Service has established a temporary overnight camping ban along the Appalachian Trail from Tanyard Gap in Hot Springs, about an hour north of Asheville, North Carolina, to Deep Gap ...

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

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to "recent ...

“Especially a detour road walk,” Nicols added. More than 430 miles of the Appalachian Trail were closed after Helene blew through the mountains, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy ...