Hiking is America’s favorite outdoor activity, according to the Outdoor Foundation, with some 20% of the population hitting the trails each year. The states that consistently rank as best for ...

Getting out on the trails can provide numerous physical and mental health benefits. Hiking helps with stronger muscles and bones, as well as your sense of balance and even your heart health.

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Onondaga, N.Y. – A man died Monday evening after his dirt bike went off a trail in the town of Onondaga, troopers said. The man was identified as Caleb T. Devoe, 33, of Auburn, according to a ...

NCAA Division III Belhaven University recently reached down to Bogue Chitto and picked up a big Bobcat for its next football recruiting class with the signing of senior Isaiah Collins. The 6-foot ...

Todd Golden helped the University of Florida claim the top spot in men’s basketball, but he did not come close to claiming the top spot in a tally of bonuses stacked up by public-school men’s ...

Lunenburg RCMP say the deaths of two octogenarians whose bodies were located on a Lake Pleasant ATV trail on Friday are not believed to be suspicious. An 85-year-old man and 84-year-old woman ...

In addition to hiking, this part of the park is popular with rock climbers, so you may see some making their way up the towering sandstone cliffs below the trail. Should you be a climber yourself ...

Along with the roads, Arch Rock, Sugar Loaf and Fort Holmes are all closed to visitors, and all hiking trails are currently closed. Crews from Mackinac State Historic Parks are working to get ...

A doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to a second-degree attempted murder charge. Gerhardt Konig, 46, made a two-minute ...

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