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Two New Miles of Florida Trail, Built by Hand in Chuluota
Volunteers just replaced a roadwalk near Chuluota with two-plus miles of real trail through scrub, wetlands and oak hammocks.
A Brand-New Texas State Park Just Opened Its Gates — and It's Wonderfully Quiet
Post Oak Ridge State Park, 3,000+ rugged Hill Country acres near Lampasas, opened for day use in late September — trails, overlooks and real quiet.
Texas Just Got a New State Park, and It's Wonderfully Quiet
Post Oak Ridge State Park near Lampasas opened for day use in late September, with new Hill Country trails, scenic overlooks and rare true quiet.
Ohio's Newest Trail Is a Half Mile Long, and That's the Whole Point
East Harbor State Park on Lake Erie just opened Ohio's 23rd Storybook Trail — a half-mile path where kids read a picture book as they walk.
In the Wisconsin Northwoods, Volunteers Just Built a Whole New Mile of Trail
Ice Age Trail Crew volunteers hand-built nearly a mile of new trail in Lincoln County, Wisconsin — and knocked a dent in a 16-mile road walk.
Texans Are Building Their Own 1,500-Mile Trail, and It's Actually Happening
The all-volunteer Cross Texas Trail keeps gaining ground — the founder finished the first thru-hike, and new supporters signed on in late August.
A Hundred Shovels a Day: Volunteers Just Hand-Built a New Mile of Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail
Around 100 volunteers a day spent mid-September hand-digging a brand-new 1.2-mile stretch of the Ice Age Trail near Cross Plains, Wisconsin.
How to Be Decent at a Trailhead
Trailhead etiquette in plain terms: where to park, what to do with the dog, and why nobody wants your speaker.
The Case for the Short Hike
A short hike is a real hike. Most of what people go to the woods for shows up in the first mile, and there's no rule that says you have to keep going.