Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains takes people through ... where CSX is rebuilding its railroad ...

Nestled in the foothills of the Smokies and smack dab in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains lies Franklin ... hitting up a section hike on the Appalachian Trail, which passes right through ...

Winding its way from Maine to Georgia, 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 ...

More than 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the Pisgah National forest reopened, the Forest Service announced. With the ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains ... its railroad tracks make it a dicey place to walk, said Franklin Tate, the conservancy’s associate regional director.