Spring has officially arrived (the spring equinox was on Friday!); warmer weather is on the horizon, and the woods may be ...

Don’t ride on muddy trails. That is advice frequently heard in winter and spring from agencies and organizations concerned with building and maintaining trails in Central Oregon. Riding mountain and ...

BOISE, Idaho — Hikers, bikers, dog walkers, and trail runners. People frequent Boise's unique trails systems for many different reasons. However, melted snow and rainfall have been making some trails ...

BOISE, Idaho — Hikers and bikers are urged to take care to stay off muddy trails to prevent damage in the Boise foothills. Multiple trails are extremely muddy after about 10 a.m. each morning. Park ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For Colorado hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers, spring is mud season. Warm sunny periods punctuated by heavy spring snowstorms turn trails in and ...

Warming temperatures and rain during springtime means soft ground that’s easily saturated, often creating muddy conditions. These muddy conditions can be bad news for Michigan’s thousands of miles of ...

Dear Eartha, I’m over winter. I can’t wait to get out to hammer some dirt. Is it OK if I hit the trails even if they’re muddy? The short answer is no. As much as we are all itching to hike and ...

Vermont's "Mud Season," which can last until Memorial Day, brings wet and muddy conditions to hiking and biking trails, making them susceptible to erosion. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and ...

Squishy, sloppy, slippery and soggy — muddy trails can by synonymous with spring. Avoiding the muck and walking off trail, however, can cause long-lasting damage by widening the trail or damaging ...

HOLLAND — As we near the spring season, a lot of wet sand, dirt and debris is left behind from melting snow. Trails used in the winter by skiers and hikers may now be free of snow, yet still icy and ...

After I wrote my last column about walking in the Lisha Kill Natural Area in Niskayuna, a reader emailed to chastise me: the Lisha Kill is closed during mud season (from late February through early ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Take a Walk in the Park Day is just weeks away, and one Winston‑Salem trail is quickly becoming a favorite getaway for families across the Triad. The Muddy Creek Greenway ...