This underrated town in North Carolina barely makes a dent on the map, but it's one of the most important stops along the Appalachian Trail.

The Saluda Grade Trails Conservancy bought 31.5 miles of track to build a mixed-use path that could connect to other, already ...

The Saluda Grade Trails Conservancy paid $28.5 million for 31.5 miles of rail corridor for a trail connecting South Carolina ...

Appalachian Trail is ranked #9 out of 20 things to do in Asheville, NC. ... About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles along the Tennessee border.

There are several trails close to the actual peak of the mountain. Part of the Appalachian Trail runs through the area, as does Hackline Trail, and the beautiful and easy rhododendron garden loops.

If you want to hike the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina, you’ll need to avoid a few sections that are still closed from Hurricane Helene. ... Part of the McClatchy Media Network.

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in November 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River in the town of Hot Springs.

The U.S. Forest Service has cleared several trails since Hurricane Helene, including over 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail in western North Carolina. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The destruction from Helene is widespread across the trail’s 1,050 miles of main and side paths in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, including an estimated 300 miles of ...

After almost two months since Hurricane Helene hit, 100 miles of hiking trail land is being cleared for hikers. The extensive damage shut down many areas of the Appalachian Ranger District of ...