This trail cuts through the mountains of West Virginia and offers a less crowded alternative to the better known thru-hikes like the Appalachian Trail.

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

Courtesy of West Virginia Tourism Shop, learn, and explore in Roanoke, Virginia. The largest city on the Appalachian Trail, Roanoke is just a 40-minute drive north on Interstate 81.