David Huff, Carolina Mountain Club Some recovery work in the North Carolina mountains ... people use the trail each year for much shorter jaunts. Franklin Tate, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy ...

Franklin resident James Flannery will run a 100-mile chunk of the Appalachian Trail to raise awareness and support for mental ...

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 ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

Mine for precious gems, hike among mountains and stunning waterfalls, and dive into local history in this small, charming North Carolina town.

All Appalachian Trail trails in North Carolina are now open. Pictured here is a portion of the trail along Lover's Leap Loop Trail in Hot Springs. But it's not all good news for the Appalachian ...

The U.S. Forest Service has established a temporary overnight camping ban along the Appalachian Trail from Tanyard ... north of Asheville, North Carolina, to Deep Gap in Franklin, a little over ...

Hiking the Appalachian ... the North Carolina-Tennessee state line in Mitchell County.) Mike Crooks, left, a rafting guide with Wahoo’s Adventures, prepares to ferry Appalachian Trail hikers ...

Unusually aggressive bears have led to a camping ban along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina this spring ... to Deep Gap in Franklin. "While backpackers are still permitted ...

On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now ... Forest in North Carolina remain closed and are marked on a conservancy map with a bright red ...

David Huff, Carolina Mountain Club Some recovery work in the North Carolina mountains ... AT are open? The Appalachian Trail Conservancy regularly updates its interactive map showing the status ...