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.

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.

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

Following the events of Hurricane Helene, many of North Carolina's hiking trails were closed; stricken with damage.

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail can be done in about 5 million steps. Here's how long the trail is in miles and how many months it would take to hike.

Nearly two months after Hurricane Helene left a fatal path of destruction across Southern states, volunteers and federal agencies are spearheading a massive cleanup operation in the Appalachian Trail.

On Tuesday morning, three days after Hurricane Helene ravaged swaths of the Southeastern United States, I began making calls to old friends and hiking experts who live along the Appalachian Trail ...