The Blue Ridge Mountains offer a choice of hiking trails nearby. The most accessible route is the Greenway, a two-mile paved pathway along the South River. The Blue Ridge Tunnel is also an easy ...

Appalachian, Blue Ridge and the Smokies: Guide to NC mountain getaways. March 6, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. by Tribune News Service ...

The Appalachian Mountains in western NC contain the Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Brushy Mountains (a much lower chain of mountains). Here are some of our favorite spots ...

Extending more than 450 miles between Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a trip through the history of the Blue Ridge ...

Farther south, Clingmans Dome, in the Smoky Mountains, peaks at 6,643 feet. If man-made sights are more to your liking, one of Asheville's most famous attractions is a stunning work of architecture.