Southern Fires Cause Trail Closures

A series of forest fires are spreading rapidly across the Southeastern U.S., affecting parts of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Currently, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy has issued closures for the miles between Dick’s Creek Gap/US76 (mile 69.9) in Georgia and the Nantahala River/US19/US74 (mile 137.1) in North Carolina. The ATC asks ......

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