Since the massive storm ravaged the Appalachian Mountains in September 2024, hikers have worried the country’s iconic trail ...

Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene took out a bridge over the Nolichucky River, severing two sections of the Appalachian Trail near Erwin, Tennessee. Crossing the river required a 3 ...

Conservationists and supporters of Southern Appalachia's Benton MacKaye Trail hope the third time's a charm for a bipartisan ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — A hostel in Erwin, well-known to hikers along the Appalachian Trail, is back open after six months of hard work following Hurricane Helene. Uncle Johnny's Hostel and Outfitters is ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — Erwin is still dealing with the damage left over from historic flooding after Hurricane Helene. "We...don't do this normally, it is because the Appalachian Trail was washed away ...

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

About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles along the Tennessee border. The North Carolina section offers many of the Appalachian Trail's highest peaks, several ...