About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

The Appalachian Trail also crosses Max Patch in the Harmon Den area of Hot Springs. Two easy loop trails (1.4 miles and 2.4 miles) lead to the 4,629-foot summit. The bald mountain (the Southern ...

Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial ...

The small, 200-year-old community of Junaluska near Boone in the Watauga County struggles after Tropical Storm Helene.

A woman recently ran the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, beating the fastest known time by 13 hours. Tara Dower, a 31-year-old professional runner, recently ran the roughly 2,200-mile ...

Tuesday night, light snow fell above 3,000 feet in elevation at Maggie Valley, Waynesville, and at the Beech Mountain, Cataloochee, and Appalachian ... to PowerOutage.US. Most of those still ...

But that hike marked the genesis of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club ... SMHC was also instrumental in the creation of the 2,200-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 72 miles of which fall ...

NOW OUR FOUR DAY FORECAST FOR THE MOUNTAINS LOOKING GOOD FOR TRAVEL. YOU’VE GOT TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. JUST REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL ROADWAYS WILL BE OPEN ...

The Cherokee people have a long and rich history in the Great Smoky Mountains. where Kuwohi is “the closest place you’ll be ...

Homer’s unstoppable spirit on the Triple CrownAs we moved further into Virginia, the Shenandoah was in our sights. Frank ...

UNAKA MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now ... and are marked on a conservancy map with a bright red box.

“But because we're there and we're still connected, through us ... the mountain to reflect the Kuwohi name as well. These new names are already displayed in the park’s online maps, and ...