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 ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional ...

Than Axtell, a fly-fishing guide who has lived in western North Carolina for three decades, adores the unimpeded wilderness ...

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.

Finally, heading north from Dick’s Creek Gap, I was hiking the Appalachian Trail. Brainchild of forester, planner, and conservationist, Benton MacKaye, the Appalachian Trail took shape on paper ...

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to ...

Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream ...

Learn key facts and details about North Carolina, a southeastern US state rich in history and natural beauty. Discover its capital, largest city, population, famous residents, historical ...

A season on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail—stretching from the Adirondacks to northern Maine—reveals fresh possibilities for an ancient route.

Once protected, the trust says the land would become part of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Also as part of the project, an easement protecting a key north-south ATV and snowmobile ...