Cumberland Gap was a vital route through the Appalachian Mountains. Dr. Thomas Walker of Albemarle County in Virginia is credited with discovering the pass in 1750 while searching for settlement ...

Flagg Mountain is the southernmost peak over 1,000 feet in the Appalachian Mountain range, which stretches from Alabama to ...

The Mount Minsi Trail is one of the better, shorter options along the Appalachian Trail: let us be your guide to this hike.

When miners in the Appalachian Mountains started losing coal jobs, their career options were limited. Local businessmen Lynn and Rusty believed that “a coal miner is just a tech worker who gets ...

The roughly 67,000-acre protected area allows visitors to explore more than 100 miles of hiking trails, including 27 miles of the Appalachian ... Gap is located within 20 miles of the Pocono ...

Scenic, roughly 30-mile-long Newfound Gap – U.S. Route 441 – runs through the center of the park from the Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, over the mountains and into ...

The projects include a 1,500-foot extension of the September 11th National Memorial Trail and parking improvements at the GAP ...