GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A new effort at the North Carolina state capital could connect Gaston and Catawba counties by hiking ...

But the Southern Outer Banks, also known as the Crystal Coast, is its own distinct region of North Carolina. The 85-mile ...

Federal cutbacks will leave our favorite pathways without vital resources and maintenance this year. Our hiking columnist explains how you can grab a chainsaw and a shovel and get involved.

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

Looking for a weekend getaway? We asked for your favorite small cities and towns to visit in North Carolina and South Carolina. Here’s what you said.

The Appalachian Trail Museum has announced that the 2025 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company, in Shepherdstown ...

Four weeks after the storm the entire Blue Mountains section from Lavender to Craigleith remains closed. Club secretary Jim Lewis said crews have been out everyday clearing trails. They have cleared ...

Conservationists from Georgia to Maine spent this week strategizing in Roanoke about how to preserve the natural environment that gives the Appalachian Trail its world-renowned outdoor appeal.

“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 ...

A section of the map showing the I-26 Connector as it crosses ... Wendy Legerton, president of the American Institute of Architecture Western North Carolina section, and a principal with local ...

KINGSPORT— In March of 1775, just weeks before British troops marched on Lexington and Concord and the first shots of the American Revolution rang out, another chapter in the fight for ...

Jie Huang, 40, died Friday, April, 18, after falling “into waters adjacent to the Boone Fork Trail,” park ... tops along the Appalachian Highlands in North Carolina and Virginia.