How we reported this story: We spoke to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s director of visitor use management about the organization’s ongoing plan to remediate damaged camping areas and evaluate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a virtual meeting Jan. 25, the United States Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy and Tennessee Eastman Hiking and ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Two popular Appalachian Trail shelters in Carter County are now closed, including the highest-elevation shelter on the entire trail. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ...

HOT SPRINGS - The Appalachian Trail has long been a cultural touchstone of the town's identity, and that connection will only be strengthened as downtown now offers an Appalachian Trail shelter. The ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Volunteers spent their Monday morning removing the former roof of an Appalachian Trail shelter after it burned down last week. The Laurel Fork Shelter in Hampton was ...

In mid-March, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail started shutting down sections and services to hikers of all ambitions. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), which oversees the 2,193-mile route ...

MARS HILL - The U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy are proposing to tear down a popular Appalachian Trail shelter due to structural problems, the agencies announced Jan. 25. The ...

A black bear tried to nose its way into a tent in Stokes State Forest on Wednesday night, prompting the park service to announce that it was closing the Brink Road shelter to hikers. Brink Road, a ...

The stretch of the Appalachian Trail within Shenandoah National Park should be a target for walkers who live nearby.

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — First responders from across Cocke County worked together to rescue an injured hiker from a part of ...

MARS HILL - In January, the United States Forest Service and Appalachian Trail Conservancy presented a proposal to decommission and tear down the Overmountain Shelter barn, a once-popular Appalachian ...