Welcome to Out Here, a recurring feature that looks ahead to the coming week of outdoor activities in Minnesota. Hikers will ...

Welcome to Out Here, a recurring feature that looks ahead to the coming week of outdoor activities in Minnesota. Stewards of a proposed hiking trail coursing 110 miles across the bluff-top prairies ...

In southern Minnesota, this wildly underrated island park offers peaceful lake scenery, forest trails, quiet campsites, and ...

CHATFIELD — After a scouting mission last summer to map out what he hoped would be part of the future Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail, Marty Walsh knew the not so fun stuff was coming. It would ...

Hiking is a great way to get outside, but for a totally different outdoor experience, I don’t think anything beats paddling.

A true escape in nature is what you'll enjoy in this beloved Minnesota state park with a scenic suspension bridge, convenient ...

ALONG THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL — In the woods of the Town Of Superior in Wisconsin, about five miles south of Duluth, a crew of 10 volunteers was busy building the longest hiking trail in the United ...

Marty Walsh and the MDHT crew are now ready for the next steps after accomplishing some crucial and important tasks for the 125-mile backpacking trail over the past few months. Highway 61 runs between ...

Devil’s Kettle Trail at Minnesota's Judge C.R. Magney State Park is the best hiking trail in the country, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The two-mile round-trip hike in ...