Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge ... when thru-traffic on the trail falls off considerably. Northbound hikers looking for a ride check in at Uncle Johnny’s Nolichucky Hostel ...

The Nolichucky Outdoor Learning Institute offers wilderness safety training, including First Aid and Responder certification, ...

The Appalachian Trail started to come to life in 1923 but no one attempted a through-hike until 1948 due to gaps in the trail because of things like a New England hurricane and th ...

The Appalachian Trail extends for almost 2,200 miles across ... Last year, visitors spent more than $2 billion in western North Carolina in the fall season, nearly 30% of the annual visitor ...

Roaring Fork Valley’s Shayla Paradeis, known on the trail as “Kiddo,” has earned her place among long-distance hiking’s most ...

A wildfire discovered Monday on South Mountain near the Appalachian Trail and Washington/Frederick ... South Mountain Recreation Area, Gunpowder Falls State Park and Rocky Gap State Park have ...