Stretching more than 2,190 miles across 14 different states, the Appalachian Trail may be the best long ... but the one thing you need to be wary of are the bears—although probably not for ...

Overnight camping has been prohibited along more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina because of threats posed by bears. Among the incidents: A hiker was bitten by a bear in ...

Officials have closed camping access at several sites along the Appalachian Trail due to reports of aggressive bears approaching hikers. The camping closure effective May 10 spans seven miles of ...

Unusually aggressive bears have led to a camping ban along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina this spring. The ban comes amid a flurry of online reports from hikers who have ...

Are the black bears in the areas of McAfee Knob and Tinker Cliffs growing smarter? At the least, they seem cagier and more socialized to humans in those Appalachian Trail areas. And that can be ...

Officials in Pennsylvania have issued a warning after pet treats stuffed with fish hooks were discovered on the Appalachian ... on the trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bear Mountain ...

HOT SPRINGS, N.C. – After shaking off their winter slowdown, a number of Western North Carolina bears are perhaps ... camping ban along the Appalachian Trail from Tanyard Gap in Hot Springs ...

Overnight camping on part of the Appalachian Trail has been temporarily closed due to aggressive bear behavior. The United States Forest Service in North Carolina said camping from Tanyard Gap to ...

Yet despite that memorable encounter, Kenway said he has never heard of a bear conflict with a hiker along the Appalachian Trail, which passes through the park moving toward its northern terminus ...

BEAR MOUNTAIN — The Appalachian Trail at Bear Mountain State Park officially reopened last weekend, 10 months after it closed amid severe flooding last summer, the state Office of Parks ...