The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several above 6,000 feet. Hiking enthusiasts can set out on a multiday or weeklong journey (keep in mind that you ...

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

Maine is itself a wild character in this Appalachian Trail-set page-turner ... “It’s a very New England-y book,” she says. Born in North Carolina, Gaige moved to New England to attend ...

Since my first thru-hike of the Appalachian ... to see how the trail had changed and was still changing after Helene. Before the flood waters even receded from Western North Carolina and Eastern ...

The Appalachian Trail, stretching approximately ... often brightly colored songbirds can be spotted along various sections of the trail. The Blue Ridge Parkway section in Virginia and North Carolina ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where ...

“We just looked at them both on the map (and thought ... than the standard formula of “place name plus Trail” like the PCT or Appalachian Trail. And it fits — plate tectonics formed ...

In the months after Tropical Storm Helene leveled thousands of acres in Pisgah National Forest, John Beaudet and other ...

The town of Damascus is hosting its annual Trail Days festival May 16-18, when thousands of outdoor enthusiasts and Appalachian ... Kevin Bounds from North Carolina was visiting with his ...

And one of his dreams that him and I had talked about before he passed was actually creating a trail that is an Appalachian style ... So, pull up a map and hop in the car today.

For Appalachian Trail ... this map to find your way to this mountain gem—trust me, your GPS will be the best investment you’ve made since those elastic-waist pants you’re going to want after your meal ...

The Rockfish Gap Entrance (Mile 105) at the southern end connects with the Blue Ridge Parkway and is ideal for travelers continuing south toward North Carolina or coming ... The famous Appalachian ...