A North Carolina mountain owned by WBTV is getting its first public trails. The Catawba Lands Conservancy reached an easement agreement with the longtime Charlotte station this week, enabling the ...

State approves 252‑acre Umstead lease to Wake County for mountain bike trails Leased land is adjacent to 151 acres of trails the county leases from RDU airport County must plan the trails and identify ...

Big views, technical obstacles and thrilling descents are the calling card of Western North Carolina’s extensive mountain biking trail system and why it’s known as one of the East Coast’s most revered ...

Editor’s Note: Carter County officials are seeking funding for a Tweetsie Trail expansion from Valley Forge to Hampton after the county was given a corridor of the former ET&WNC (Tweetsie) corridor in ...

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