It was a “joyous occasion,” said Franklin LaFond, one of the two SMHC representatives present that afternoon and chairman of the club’s Appalachian Trail Maintainers Committee. It took only ...

A heavily eroded half-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail has been on the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club's project list for at least six years.

It located the AT close to the border of Floyd and Franklin counties ... “Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail” also features eight maps of the existing AT and its older, pre-1952 route ...

It was a “joyous occasion,” said Franklin LaFond, one of the two SMHC representatives present that afternoon and chairman of the club’s Appalachian Trail Maintainers Committee ... area of Transylvania ...

You can also spot plenty of street art (including a famed Prince mural) around the city; Minneapolis has interactive self-guided tour maps online ... camping amid the Appalachian wilderness ...

With fewer than 500 residents, this tiny spot on the map ... of the Appalachian Mountains was once the capital of the lost State of Franklin. Yes, there was almost a state called Franklin! It existed ...

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

Franklin resident James Flannery will run 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail to raise money for mental health awareness. Flannery's run will benefit the SAFE Coalition, a nonprofit offering free ...

Need a new hiking spot in Georgia? A recent study has released the best day hikes on the Appalachian Trail in every state, including Georgia. For those seeking a peaceful escape on the Appalachian ...