A North Carolina mountain owned by WBTV is getting its first public trails. The Catawba Lands Conservancy reached an easement agreement with the longtime Charlotte station this week, enabling the ...

MORGANTON — Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (FCNC) announces the opening of a new public hiking trail on its South Mountains Headwaters Preserve property in Burke County. Named the Bob Benner ...

Among the places that will have to be rebuilt after Hurricane Helene are two long-distance hiking trails that traverse and symbolize the rugged mountains of Western North Carolina. The Appalachian ...

Tucked in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, less than two hours north of Charlotte, sits the small town of Elkin. It's home to just a few thousand people, yet the town manages to hold a ...

Three hours to the beach, two hours to the mountains. If you’ve lived in the Charlotte area for half a minute, you’ve heard this phrase plenty — and maybe you’ve even used it yourself. And in the ...

NAGS HEAD — The Mountains-to-Sea Trail spans 1,175 miles across North Carolina, and it now has a physical marker designating its eastern terminus at Jockey’s Ridge State Park. Over 80 people — ...

Western North Carolina has made appearances on summer-related USA TODAY 10Best reader polls once again, earning spots on three different lists for outdoor fun. Polls released May 22 include Best ...

During his worst moments on the trail, when he's trudging uphill in the rain with days before the next town to resupply, Luke Bennett imagines having a warm cup of coffee and pancakes at his parents' ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...