KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker who developed a life-threatening illness was rescued from the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday. The call for help was issued around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have one less trail to reach Mount LeConte most weekdays. Bullhead Trail in the ...

An experienced hiker who was injured on a trail down from Mt. LeConte has been rescued nearly 10 hours after falling. According to park spokesperson Dana Soehn, a 51-year-old man fell around 11:30 a.m ...

One of the most popular trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed starting May 15 - but not for everyone. A stretch of Alum Cave Trail will be closed to hikers on weekdays May ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Before setting out on his 600th summit hike of Mount Le Conte, Larry Russell offered a couple of words of advice — “Be careful, have fun.” WBIR last followed “Larry Legend” up ...

Once you go, you become a part of its history and mystique. The LeConte Lodge stands atop one of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River, and there's only one way to get there: Your own feet, ...

In late fall of 1925, Paul Adams was astonished to see a visitor walk into his camp on Mount Le Conte. Adams, a young man of 25, had been hired by the Knoxville-based Great Smoky Mountains ...

At 6,593 feet, Mount LeConte is the third-tallest peak in the park and home to one of the most unique backcountry accommodations in the National Park System: LeConte Lodge. This remote lodge, built in ...