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 ...

The U.S. Forest Service has established a temporary overnight camping ban along the Appalachian Trail from Tanyard Gap in Hot Springs, about an hour north of Asheville, North Carolina, to Deep Gap ...

David Huff, Carolina Mountain Club Some recovery work in the North Carolina ... of the AT are open? The Appalachian Trail Conservancy regularly updates its interactive map showing the status ...