Avid hikers and trekkers seeking a rocky challenge should check out an adventurous, difficult trail within Virginia's sprawling Appalachian Mountains.

How long is the Appalachian Trail through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? The AT follows pretty closely along the Carolina-Tennessee state line for just over 70 miles.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — A popular trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will temporarily close for maintenance this week.

Abrams Falls Trail will close for three days for trail maintenance. But there are other hikes to waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

I've been wearing these trail runners since early spring and they've held up on runs and during everyday wear. Over the years ...

Brood XIV cicadas return to western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains at the Tennessee border after 17 years underground.

He began searching on the Appalachian Trail, returned thinking that Martin might be back with the rest of the group and then continued to search the Appalachian Trail.

A British woman hiking the Appalachian Trail suffered a fall and self-rescued, New Hampshire authorities said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A bleeding 67-year-old hiker on the Appalachian Trail sent ...

A British woman hiking the Appalachian Trail suffered a fall and self-rescued, New Hampshire authorities said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A bleeding 67-year-old hiker on the Appalachian Trail sent ...

A British woman hiking the Appalachian Trail suffered a fall and self-rescued, New Hampshire authorities said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A bleeding 67-year-old hiker on the Appalachian Trail sent ...

A British woman hiking the Appalachian Trail suffered a fall and self-rescued, New Hampshire authorities said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A bleeding 67-year-old hiker on the Appalachian Trail sent ...