(WJHL) — A new trail is under construction at Roan Mountain State Park, adding camping options. Park staff hopes these sites will offer a new location for hikers enjoying the Appalachian Trail ...

limiting access to this popular mountain bursting with rhododendrons and endangered species where the mighty Appalachian Trail travels through Mitchell County. Among the Roan Mountain closures are ...

Helene brought two kinds of impacts to the region. The first was flooding which has been covered extensively, but the other ...

ROAN MOUNTAIN — The main part of Roan Mountain was hit hard by the flooding of the Doe River but even though the village is designated as a trail community, the closest hiking hostels to the ...

Snow fell across parts of North Carolina still without power from Hurricane Helene on Tuesday.

Cruise editor Andrea Zelinski had planned to spend a week's vacation hiking the Appalachian Trail along the state line in ...

Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial ...

About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

The Appalachian Trail also crosses Max Patch in the Harmon Den area of Hot Springs. Two easy loop trails (1.4 miles and 2.4 miles) lead to the 4,629-foot summit. The bald mountain (the Southern ...

If you're looking to explore the Appalachian Trail while in Asheville, look no further than the hike from Carver's Gap to Roan Mountain. Used in particular for backpacking, birding and camping ...

Many local small businesses impacted by Hurricane Helene found refuge at Mountain Made A Maker’s Collective pop-up space in ...

UNAKA MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now simply disappears. For lengthy stretches, it lies under tangles of trees ...