Most Vermonters know to avoid hiking during mud season, the period from late winter to early spring when snowmelt turns dirt roads and trails into slushy muck. Even once-in-a-lifetime celestial events ...

Don’t ride on muddy trails. That is advice frequently heard in winter and spring from agencies and organizations concerned with building and maintaining trails in Central Oregon. Riding mountain and ...

After I wrote my last column about walking in the Lisha Kill Natural Area in Niskayuna, a reader emailed to chastise me: the Lisha Kill is closed during mud season (from late February through early ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WATERBURY — Following a particularly snowy winter, a warm stretch and rapid thaw last month quickly transitioned the Green Mountains to mud season. The ...

When I was a kid, mud never seemed to bother me. I’d go around barefoot most of the time on the farm. There seemed to be something enjoyable about having the mud squeeze up between my toes. But things ...

For Colorado hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers, spring is mud season. Warm sunny periods punctuated by heavy spring snowstorms turn trails in and near the foothills into muddy messes, just ...

A pedestrian makes their way through ruts on Texas Hill Road in Hinesburg on Monday, March 21, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Mud season has returned, accompanied by state officials’ annual ...

Some love it, some hate it, some relish the challenge. Mud is in abundance on UK trails almost all year round, thanks to our generously rainy climate. It’s also at its ‘best’ during those late ...

Our ATV adventure series as we explore off-road trails in search of deep mud and exciting terrain. Join the ride through ...

Vermont's "Mud Season," which can last until Memorial Day, brings wet and muddy conditions to hiking and biking trails, making them susceptible to erosion. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) is reminding the public that mud season is here and many trails around the state are closed. During mud season, which can run ...