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A spring bike adventure in the Northern Adirondacks

By Phil Brown

21-mile loop rides through utility corridor, former railroad bed and logging roads

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The Adirondack Garden Club does some fossils hunting after planting Crown Point beds on Love Your Park day.

Low-elevation outings perfect for spring adventures

By Mike Lynch

Mud season hiking: Stay safe and go gradual on these low-altitude trails

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Early spring: DEC issues mud season advisory

By Mike Lynch

Annual announcement comes weeks ahead of official start of spring

Photo of muddy Van Hoevenberg Trail to Mount Marcy in Adirondacks on 4/8/18. By Phil Brown.

Eclipse may come at bad time for High Peaks hiking

By Mike Lynch

Organizations are coming up with a plan to educate visitors about the challenging and unpredictable conditions that exist in April.

Mud-season hiking: What you need to know, where to go

By Mike Lynch

It's mud season in the Adirondack Park when temperatures range from below freezing to the 80s and many trails are often too wet for use and waters are dangerously cold.

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Greening your hike

By Mike DeSocio

'Leave no Trace' tips for reducing your footprint while enjoying the outdoors

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Trail running: From a pandemic pastime dawns a new passion

By Contributing Writer

The Adirondacks host a number of run-friendly trails, abandoned railroad tracks, snowmobile trails, old logging roads, high clearance roads, seasonal access roads, and even just plain old dirt roads.

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Six short spring hikes

By Sierra McGivney

Hiking in spring can have its rewards, even if it's messy at times.

Photo of muddy Van Hoevenberg Trail to Mount Marcy in Adirondacks on 4/8/18. By Phil Brown.

It’s mud season – time to avoid hiking High Peaks

By Mike Lynch

The NYS DEC is asking people not hike on trails above 2,500 feet, as trails are either muddy or covered in rotten snow and ice.

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