Trails /tags/trails Trails en-US Copyright Mon, 05 May 2025 13:17:13 GMT The Charlotte region doesn't have a state trail. NC lawmakers want to change that. /environment/2025-05-05/nc-state-trail-south-fork-catawba-river-piedmont The 60-mile trail would pass through parts of Gaston, Catawba and Lincoln counties. Mon, 05 May 2025 13:17:13 GMT /environment/2025-05-05/nc-state-trail-south-fork-catawba-river-piedmont Mary Helen Moore Storms tore up two of America's most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs /environment/2025-04-07/storms-tore-up-two-of-americas-most-iconic-trails-federal-cuts-have-disrupted-repairs Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging. Now the grueling journey may become even tougher this year due to federal cuts. Over a year's worth of trail work to clear downed trees and rebuild stretches of the Pacific Crest Trail has been canceled, while similar repairs have been disrupted for the Appalachian Trail. Wildfires and hurricanes already were taking a toll on America's two legendary trails that are used by millions each year. Now the associations overseeing the paths say cuts in grant money and the Trump administration's downsizing of the federal workforce threaten their very existence. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:27:32 GMT /environment/2025-04-07/storms-tore-up-two-of-americas-most-iconic-trails-federal-cuts-have-disrupted-repairs The Associated Press A new walkable trail has launched in Fayetteville for blind and visually impaired people /news/2023-09-08/walkable-trail-fayetteville-blind-visually-impaired-braille Local officials in Fayetteville and nonprofit Vision Resource Center recently opened what officials say is the first of its kind “Braille Trail” in the state. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:15:47 GMT /news/2023-09-08/walkable-trail-fayetteville-blind-visually-impaired-braille Sharryse Piggott Lake Crabtree County Park’s trails are now more accessible to cyclists with disabilities /news/2023-08-22/lake-crabtree-county-parks-trails-are-now-more-accessible-to-cyclists-with-disabilities In addition to accessible trails, the park now includes 10 new bridges. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:54:41 GMT /news/2023-08-22/lake-crabtree-county-parks-trails-are-now-more-accessible-to-cyclists-with-disabilities Sharryse Piggott 'Walking Off The War' On North Carolina's Mountain To Sea Trail /military/2014-11-26/walking-off-the-war-on-north-carolinas-mountain-to-sea-trail Sharon Smith is taking two months to walk North Carolina's Mountain to the Sea Trail, which is more than 1,000 miles long and crosses the entire… Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:00:00 GMT /military/2014-11-26/walking-off-the-war-on-north-carolinas-mountain-to-sea-trail Carol Jackson, Phoebe Judge What Does The Supreme Court Rails-To-Trails Decision Mean For NC? /environment/2014-03-12/what-does-the-supreme-court-rails-to-trails-decision-mean-for-nc On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided, in an 8-1 decision, that just because the government had been granted a federal right of way for building… Wed, 12 Mar 2014 23:01:13 GMT /environment/2014-03-12/what-does-the-supreme-court-rails-to-trails-decision-mean-for-nc Eric Mennel