TripAdvisor writers appreciated the Biltmore's 8,000-acre property, and suggested tours of the lavish mansion and gardens as ...

Appalachian Trail hikers cross the Nolichucky River on rafts after Hurricane Helene flooding took out Chestoa Pike Bridge near Erwin, Tennessee.

ASHEVILLE - In the month after Tropical Storm Helene, the local land conservation group Conserving Carolina got to work clearing beloved hiking trails and assessing the damage.

There are approximately 96 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. The U.S. Forest Service saw a 10% cut in staff in February.

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.

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.

Portions of the trail in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest suffered the most severe damage and remain closed.

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 ...

Reed Rossell, adjunct instructor and research associate in UNC Asheville’s Department of Environmental Studies, was awarded a 2016 grant of $5,000 from the North Carolina Appalachian Trail ...

With the trail’s proximity to Asheville — the closest point is 40 minutes away, in Hot Springs — Western North Carolina residents are uniquely positioned to benefit from the trail and to ...

The trail literally runs smack through Hot Springs, and the Appalachian Trail’s diamond-shaped logo can be found in Hot Springs on the sidewalk that runs along Bridge Street, the main drag.