Conquering the Appalachian Trail isn’t just achieved by lacing up and hiking the 2,100 miles from Georgia to Maine over the course of several months. Growing in popularity with road trips is an ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through thick forests and across grassy mountaintop balds. This year it also includes a short boat ride. Floodwaters from the ...

to get there you’ll have to take Highway 209 and several state roads that will direct you to Max Patch Road. For more information on these trails, visit the Appalachian Trail Conservancy website.

Restoration of the Appalachian Trail after Helene's flooding is seeing significant progress, with only 21 miles left to clean ...

More than 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the Pisgah National forest reopened, the Forest Service announced. With the support of partners and volunteers, the Forest Service has successfully ...

For Russell native Derek Childs, today will be a day of hard goodbyes as he and his parents, Larry and Christina Childs, ...