National Trails Day is June 7 and volunteers are needed to help install logs on an AT trail near Icewater Spring Shelter.

How long does it take to hike the Appalachian Trail through the Smokies? The consensus is about a week. If you’re into overnight backpacking but can’t commit to seven days, there are shorter versions ...

A heavily eroded half-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail has been on the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club's project list for at least six years.

Four people - two Smoky Mountains Hiking Club volunteers and two Appalachian Trail Conservancy employees - waited at the intersection of the Boulevard and Appalachian trails, watching the bundle ...

Four people — two Smoky Mountains Hiking Club volunteers and two Appalachian Trail Conservancy employees — waited at the intersection of the Boulevard and Appalachian trails, watching the ...

The USDA Forest Service announced that several trails and recreation sites damaged by Hurricane Helene have reopened across ...

According to a 2024 Pew Research report, 90% of adults in the United States own a smartphone, and roughly 4 in 10 say they ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the USA with 10.7 million people visiting in 2015. The Appalachian Trail, from Maine to Georgia, runs through the center of ...

WorldAtlas writers included Boone, Bryson City and more on a list of the "coolest" NC towns for a 2025 summer vacation.

The Appalachian Trail also crosses Max Patch in the Harmon ... offers stunning 360-views with Mount Mitchell to the east and the Great Smoky Mountains to the south. Ample grassy areas make Max ...