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 ...

When I arrived at the Priest on my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2015, I didn’t quite grasp the cultural significance ...

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) ...

KEMPTON — The Eckville Shelter — a beloved bunkhouse at the halfway mark of the Appalachian Trail, just south of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary — is headed for demolition, bringing an era of road-adjacent, ...

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. — Heads up, hikers. The USDA Forest Service is shutting down a camping shelter along the popular Appalachian Trail for the next couple of weeks. Officials say bears in the area of ...

KEMPTON, Pa. — To most people, the Eckville shelter looks like an old tool shed, a throwback to our grandparents’ garages of yesteryear. For decades, though, this small building just off the ...