The trail runs along the Tennessee/North Carolina ... About 25% of those who attempt a thru-hike are successful, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The number of northbound thru ...

Of the nearly 800,000 acres of trees that Helene downed, about 187,000 lie in national forests. Salvage logging — a practice ...

the Appalachian Trail (also known as the AT) spans 2,190 miles through 14 states. About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles along the Tennessee border.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes ... severing two sections of the Appalachian Trail near Erwin, Tennessee. Crossing the river required a 3.6-mile detour ...

Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems.