CHARLOTTE — Dozens of people assisted in a rescue this weekend on a trail that leads to a popular spot in the Linville Gorge. The Burke County Rescue Squad says a hiker developed a medical condition ...

I set off mid-afternoon into the Linville Gorge Wilderness near Morganton, North Carolina. Right from the trailhead I found dense groves of mountain laurel with bouquets of delicate pink flowers, as ...

Start your adventure on a just-over-two-mile hike on Linville Falls Trail, or the 1.75-mile Linville Falls Plunge Basin Trail, which gets you up close and personal to the falls, before exploring the ...

Linville Gorge is sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the East. It sprawls over 12,000 rugged acres on U.S. Forest Service land in western North Carolina, but some trails are accessible enough for a ...

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