One of the best hikes in Shenandoah National Park offers a notorious rock scramble. Pack your sturdy boots and a water bottle—adventure awaits!

Although snowstorms can foster angst for everyone from school superintendents to retail merchants in the Monadnock region, ...

these trails offer much more than a scenic walk in nature. Twenty-five years ago, National Geographic Explorer Mei Zhang met Tibetan native and mountain guide Aluo, seen above, while hiking across ...

There are plenty of places on the island to hike when the park roads are jammed and trailheads overflowing at Acadia.

This week's Hikes & Walks column takes Lauren R. Stevens to the Knob on the Tenney Trail in Taconic Trail State Park.

Mount Passaconaway (4,043 feet) fit the bill. So Wednesday morning I drove out Route 113 from Tamworth village to Wonalancet, and the Ferncroft hiker parking lot. I planned to climb the 4.6-mile Dicey ...

You’ll find ceremonial sites left by the Narragansett and Niantic tribes, as well as relics of Colonial farmers and signs of beavers at work.

ROANOKE, Va. – Construction of a new trail network on Mill Mountain is getting underway. The Roanoke Parks Foundation, along with Black Diamond Designs, has broken new ground on a project adding at ...

Ready to hike through an ancient forest and up a handful of grueling switchbacks to a gorgeous mountaintop with panoramic ...

Snow and ice are usually good things at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The mountain does, after all, boast a combined bobsled, luge ...

Barcelona is renowned for its stunning architecture and vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere, but the areas surrounding the Catalan capital have plenty to offer as well. The province of Barcelona is home ...

Mountaineers are also needing more moolah. Permit fees for climbing Mount Everest are increasing by more than 35%, and climbing Mount Fuji now requires a $27 fee and a test. A little ray of ...