A decades old dream of linking the Pinhoti Trail to the Appalachian Trail in north Georgia will soon be realized. 1,760 acres of pine and hardwood forest, including 266 acres along the border of ...

Aug. 10—The Pinhoti Trail will be getting additional help for the development, restoration and maintenance of its Alabama section — 170 miles that begin at Flag Mountain in Coosa County and run all ...

If it weren't for Pete Rodgers and his fellow Coosa County Cooperators, the historic fire tower and cabins high atop Flagg Mountain would likely be ruins. Or at least well on their way. The group ...

NATIONAL FOREST — The Talladega National Forest celebrated the opening of a new, 10-mile portion of the Pinhoti National Recreation Trail with a dedication service Friday. The new section runs from ...

Question: My wife, Carolyn, and I want to take a four-day backpacking trip September 11-14, but we don't want to travel too far from Indy. We are thinking about Alabama but don't know anything about ...

Karen Power is a firm believer that the hiker and the trail have a compatible relationship. “The hiker goes as fast or as slow as she can for as long or as short as she can, and the trail accommodates ...

PIEDMONT, Ala. — You can tell a lot about a hiking trail by its markings, and the abundance of blue splotches marking trees throughout the Alabama Pinhoti says plenty about the trail’s ambitions.Blue ...

SYLACAUGA — Sylacauga’s Noble Park will soon fill with hikers, outdoor enthusiasts and trail advocates as the annual Pinhoti Fest returns this weekend to celebrate the 335-mile Pinhoti Trail that ...