BOLTON, Conn. (AP) — Hiking and biking enthusiasts are celebrating the completion of 3 miles (5 kilometers) of trails in Connecticut that will link portions of the East Coast Greenway.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park visitation set records this summer, averaging more than a half-million visitors per month.

The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that yearly...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut lawmakers are calling for a legal bear hunt in the state after a bear knocked a hiker down last weekend.

SOUTHBURY, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials say a hiker who was knocked to the ground by a black bear has been treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) — New, heated restrooms at Monadnock State Park will allow for year-round use to address the increase in winter hiking at the park.

COURMAYEUR, Italy (AP) — A radar system has been installed to better monitor a fast-moving glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif that risks having a massive section break off into a...

MILAN (AP) — Italian officials sounded an alarm Wednesday over climate change due to the threat that a fast-moving melting glacier is posing to a picturesque valley near the Alpine town of...

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a 72-year-old Bothell died of medical complications while hiking the Greider Lakes Trail northeast of Seattle.

The cause and manner of the man's death, as well...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has tapped the digital editorial director at Outside Magazine to lead the state's new Office of Outdoor Recreation.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Transportation Department has announced a $1.82 million federal grant for Clarksville's construction of a pedestrian bridge to complete a 10-mile hiking and...

AL-SOUDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Atop a string of green mountains in Saudi Arabia, a monthlong festival drew a medley of yoga enthusiasts, extreme adventure seekers, tourists and traditional Saudi...

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (AP) — A group of fitness coordinators from Kansas became overwhelmed while climbing a mountain trail near metro Phoenix in sweltering temperatures and two members had to be...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has reopened a popular southern Indiana hiking trail, two months after a storm left parts of it blocked by trees.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — While setting a speed record for New Hampshire hiking, Philip Carcia was sometimes struck with a sort of reverse déjà vu. Halfway through a hike, he'd question whether he had...

WILMINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont nonprofit created in response to Tropical Storm Irene is dissolving and donating its funds for local trail upgrades.

BEAN'S GRANT, N.H. (AP) — A rescue team carried heavy medical equipment for miles to get to an ill hiker in the New Hampshire wilderness.

Fish and Game says a U.S. Forest Service backcountry...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a hiker who experienced cardiac distress has died in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A news release from park officials says 58-year-old Harold...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a 52-year-old tourist from Wisconsin whose body was found in June below a trail in a popular desert hiking area outside Las Vegas died of natural causes.

RANGELEY, Maine (AP) — Maine game wardens have found the body of a 63-year-old hiker who hadn't been heard from for more than a week while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the most popular treks to Mount Jefferson has reopened more than two years after a wildfire closed it to public access.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — An autopsy report says a New Jersey man died from blunt force trauma, hypothermia or a combination of both while he was hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says the nesting season for peregrine falcons is over and cliffs that had been closed to hikers and rock climbers will reopen...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A woman who lost consciousness while hiking in Montgomery County, Maryland, has died.

The Washington Post reports that the death on Saturday is the first potential...

MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) — The superintendent of Maine's national monument says attendance is steady despite a lack of highway signs.

Park Superintendent Tim Hudson tells Maine Public that...

NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Officials say 19-year-old hiker is recovering from a severe head injury that necessitated her being airlifted from Grafton Notch State Park.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new tourism campaign touting the Catskill Mountains features 15 beginner level guided hikes and a fire tower challenge with prizes.

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii group is counting vehicles approaching a state park on the island of Kauai as it looks to help regulate visitor traffic.

MOUNTAIN ROAD, S.C. (AP) — It took South Carolina rescuers hours to reach a woman who fell down a waterfall while hiking.

News outlets report the woman was at Blue Hole Falls when she fell...

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force Academy says a body found in the Colorado mountains has been confirmed to be a student at the academy's preparatory school.

HOLTWOOD, Pa. (AP) — Hiking through the deep River Hills ravine of Kelly's Run Nature Preserve in southern Lancaster County is not a walk in the park at any time. There are rock-hopping stream...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old Houston-area man appeared to have succumbed to the heat and died while hiking alone this week at Big Bend National...

PALMER, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say human remains have been found along a popular hiking trail in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Michael Beaumier said at the end of a long day on the Appalachian Trail just recently, he was in his tent when he looked up. His traveling companion just strutted in, a...

NASHVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana's popular Brown County State Park has partially reopened to the public although its overnight facilities will remain closed at least through Wednesday as...

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man seeks to break a record for hiking a notoriously steep and difficult trail as many times as he can in a year.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Work can go forward on a trail crossing private land that connects the popular tourist destinations of Redfish Lake and Stanley, a judge has ruled.

SHELBURNE, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say two people have died in two days while hiking trails in New Hampshire's White Mountains, while a third hiker rescued...

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire authorities say a woman attempting to hike up Mount Washington in below-freezing conditions suffered an unknown medical condition and died.

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — A man has died after falling from a platform on an Alaska hiking trail, officials said.

The Anchorage Daily News reported Sunday that 57-year-old Jeffrey Hummel of...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a visitor has died on a hiking trail at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.

They say rangers responded to a call around 4 p.m. Saturday that...

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — People who maintain Vermont's hiking and biking trails say that many remain went following a rainy spring, but they are mostly serviceable.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The Mount Washburn trail and trailhead parking area at Dunraven Pass in Yellowstone National Park will be closed in August as work continues to improve the...

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Some sections of hiking trails in a recreation area in Waterbury, Vermont, have been closed due to a landslide.

The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law altered rules on how student and government employee identification cards can qualify as voter IDs, which are required for casting ballots...

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (AP) — Saturday was clean-up day along the Muscle Shoals TVA Reservation trails.

The Tennessee Valley Authority sponsored a volunteer clean-up day as part of the American...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — National Trails Day is being celebrated with free guided hikes in West Virginia forests and parks.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that National Trails Day...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities rescued four women who got stuck in a narrow slot canyon while hiking in southern Utah because of deep water levels they weren't expecting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's state parks are offering free hikes guided by a ranger next month, in honor of National Trails Day.

Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation...