The Forest Service announced in early February it had opened a total of 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail within Pisgah National Forest, from I-40 to Indian Grave Gap (milepost 241.3 to 351.8 ...

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.

About The Appalachian Trail . There are lots of scenic towns along the AT, but only one is located on the actual trail itself, which makes Hot Springs, North Carolina, unique.According to the ...

The U.S. Forest Service has cleared 137 miles of trails, including over 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Crews have also surveyed and reopened about 240 miles of roads across the district.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to "recent ...

Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina, hikers can once again tackle the trail. The U.S. Forest Service said they cleared ...

WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The Appalachian Trail spans across 14 different states, and hiking it is the feat of a lifetime. Dawn Landen is a science teacher at P.S Jones Middle School and ...

Max Patch, a 4,629-foot mountain top, sits near the Tennessee border in Western North Carolina. The Appalachian Trail, which stretches more than 2,180 between Georgia and Maine, crosses the Max ...

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 ...