It took a year for Danelle Hallenbeck, a 51-year-old mother of three, to cross the entire state on foot — a 1,175-mile trek from the Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. She braved the icy path down ...

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail runs from the highest point in the Smokies to the low-lying beaches of the Outer Banks. In between, are 1,175 miles winding through 37 counties and nearly every region of ...

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which stretches 1,175 miles across North Carolina, now has a special marker at one end. A large wooden monument marks the spot in Jockey’s Ridge State Park where the trail ...

In its first major construction work in years, the Linville Gorge Wilderness trail system is getting some much-needed TLC after years of being smothered with love – and erosion – by the increasing ...

Some recovery work in the North Carolina mountains since Hurricane Helene has happened off the beaten path as volunteers and ...

GLENDALE SPRINGS — Conservation partners have removed an aging earthen dam from Cranberry Creek Preserve, reconnecting a key tributary and clearing the way for habitat restoration, improved safety, ...

A monument marking the beginning and the end of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail was unveiled in Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head on Sept. 29, 2023. The trail runs 1,175 miles from the park to Great ...