• About us
• Advertising Info
• Subscriptions
• Contact us
• Feedback
• RSS feeds

LoginRegister

hiking Articles

• Photographer Jonathan Welch takes on the Appalachian Trail — UPDATED

  

  BLOGWIRE

  Bill Rhodes | 09/17/2012

  Follow former Mountain Xpress photographer Jonathan Welch on his new adventure as he walks the Appalachian Trail and blogs his way to Maine.

  3 comments

  8.6K views

• Join Friends of the Smokies for a waterfall hike on Big Creek, Thursday, Sept. 20

  

  BLOGWIRE

  Margaret Williams | 08/31/2012

  Enjoy the clear cool waters at Midnight Hole while hiking with Friends of the Smokies along Big Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — photo by Danny Bernstein

  0 comments

  1.7K views

• Hikers voices wanted: National forests ask trail users to step up and join the conversation

  

  Jake Frankel | 01/12/2012

  More than 5 million people hit the trails in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests last year — a number that continues to grow not only as more people move to the mountains but also as outdoor recreation increases in popularity, reports the Smoky Mountain News. The growing use has helped prompt the forest service to seek public feedback at a series of hearings around WNC as they develop a new trail strategy.

  0 comments

  1.1K views

• Getting high: Hiking the Black Mountain Crest Trail

  

  Jake Frankel | 10/10/2010

  It's been a beautiful weekend to get outside and enjoy the Western North Carolina mountains. These photos were taken on a recent hiking trip along the Black Mountain Crest Trail, which winds its way northward from Mount Mitchell along one of the highest ridges in the Appalachians. In addition to Mitchell (the highest peak east of the Mississippi River at 6,684 feet), the 12 mile trail ascends Mount Craig (6,663 feet), Cattail Peak (6,675 feet) and Big Tom (6,580 feet) before dropping down to Bowlen's Creek in Burnsville.

  1 comments

  6.3K views

• Wild root wannabe

  

  Jonathan Poston | 06/03/2009

  The hiking adventure that might have been

  3 comments

  2.3K views

• Buy local, support land/water conservation on June 6

  

  Margaret Williams | 05/27/2009

  On June 6, a host of local businesses will donate portions of their sales to the regional nonprofit Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.

  0 comments

  917 views

• Outdoors: Guide me

  

  Margaret Williams | 05/20/2009

  Traditions, hikes and high hopes

  1 comments

  1.3K views

• Outdoors: This outdoor life

  

  Danny Bernstein | 05/12/2009

  A talk with Smokies Trails Supervisor Tobias Miller

  0 comments

  1.7K views

• Lookout Tower author Peter Barr speaks at Leicester library May 5

  

  Margaret Williams | 05/05/2009

  Join hiker/author Peter J. Barr at 7 p.m. on May 5 at the Leicester library as he discusses his book Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers and talks about the hiking opportunities as well as the history and need to preserve Western North Carolina's fire lookout towers.

  0 comments

  691 views

• Outdoors: Trails Forever

  

  Danny Bernstein | 04/08/2009

  Lending the Smokies a hand

  1 comments

  3.0K views