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

Appalachian Trail hikers cross the Nolichucky River on rafts after Hurricane Helene flooding took out Chestoa Pike Bridge near Erwin, Tennessee.

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 ...

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.

On a hurricane-ravaged Appalachian Trail, ... Hot Springs, North Carolina, and Erwin, Tennessee, to name two, are recovering from damaged water-delivery and communications systems, ...

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 … ...

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 ...

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.

By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — For Terry Wise, the Appalachian Trail was so special that he made it his home. But now, with Hurricane Helene leaving hundreds of miles of the trail in ruins, the ...