North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway features several long hikes that reward endurance with sweeping mountain views, dense forests, and high-elevation scenery.

When driving the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, we highly recommend stopping along the way. Our author especially likes one ...

The beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway travels 469 miles along the spine of the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains, from Rockfish Gap, Virginia, to Cherokee, North Carolina, and it’s a stunner. This winding ...

Since Sugar Mountain is located high in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, it’s a great base camp for the best hiking to panoramic scenery, lush woodlands and waterfalls. Our mile-high ...

Fall colors are beginning to peak in areas of Western North Carolina this week, and according to several area experts, the leaves will be showing off their true colors very soon, making this week and ...

On Good Friday, my friend Justin Rollins texted me around 7:55 a.m.: “I’m ready to rock.” After a stop to get more water, we headed from Spartanburg to the Blue Ridge Parkway to hike 13 miles up Black ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - The Blue Ridge Parkway, the most-visited site in the National Park Service, is sure to see high numbers of sightseers, hikers, campers, picnickers and of course, drivers this July, ...

ASHEVILLE - Just in time to catch the first blushes of fall leaves, the Blue Ridge Mountains are back. That is, the scenic mountain views along the Blue Ridge Parkway are back, which have been ...

Embark on a four-hour historic voyage and treat yourself to a blend of old-world charm and abundant scenery. Beginning in downtown Blue Ridge, this 26-mile trip will take you along the Appalachian ...

The noise of hiking sticks, warm welcomes and rustling dirt filled the air as Carolina Mountain Club members got ready for their hike. Ages ranged from around 50 all the way to 93. The 4.2-mile climb ...