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 non-motorized trails. The Michigan Department of ...

You may be itching to put on you hiking boots this Memorial Day weekend, but before you head out on your trek, take heed of the trail conditions to avoid causing unnecessary damage. A long, snowy winter has many trails still buried in drifts, and hiking ...

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 fat bikes on muddy trails ruins the singletrack ...

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 officials say that walking or riding across the wet ...

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 slushy in the shade. Worse yet, they may be muddy.