The U.S. Forest Service has established a temporary overnight camping ban along the Appalachian Trail from Tanyard Gap in Hot Springs, about an hour north of Asheville, North Carolina, to Deep Gap ...

U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said on Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to "recent aggressive bear behavior." ...

About The Appalachian Trail . There are lots of scenic towns along the AT, but only one is located on the actual trail itself, which makes Hot Springs, North Carolina, unique.According to the ...

Overnight camping has been prohibited along more than 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina because of threats posed by bears.. Among the incidents: A hiker was bitten by a bear in ...

The U.S. Forest Service has cleared several trails since Hurricane Helene, including over 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail in western North Carolina. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The Carolina Mountain Club bought 130 volunteers in November 2024 to help clear debris left by Hurricane Helene along the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River in the town of Hot Springs ...

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 ...

She said she completed the Appalachian Trail with a final 129-mile leg that she powered through in about 43 hours as she crossed from North Carolina into Georgia.

Federal authorities have identified the man fatally stabbed on the Appalachian Trail over the weekend as Ronald S. Sanchez Jr. The 43-year-old man from Oklahoma died and a woman was wounded in an ...