A section of the washed-out Chestoa Pike Bridge is visible in the background as Mike Crooks ferries an Appalachian Trail hiker known as “Tie-Dye” across the Nolichucky River in Erwin, Tennessee.

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)—Every year, thousands of hikers take on the over 2,000-mile trek from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. However, the damage caused by Hurricane Helene added an extra ...

It is indescribable,” said Wise, a veteran and owner of Uncle Johnny’s Hostel in Erwin, Tennessee, a well-known hostel among hikers steps off the iconic East Coast trail.

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — A group of business owners and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) launched a free ferry service on Monday intended to help hikers on the Appalachian Trail (A.T ...

Volunteers are still rebuilding parts of the iconic Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee nearly a year after Hurricane ...

According to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Helene resource page, there are still three sections of the trail that are closed, all in Tennessee. The closures include the 344.6-mile marker at ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – Damage caused by Hurricane Helene left gaps in the Appalachian Trail. One of those gaps was caused by the collapse of the Chestoa Bridge in Erwin. But soon, hikers will … ...

On a hurricane-ravaged Appalachian Trail, vast damage and uncertainty Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial ...