Marty Walsh recently took time off to hike the bluff country of southeastern Minnesota to talk with landowners. It wasn't the first time. The Rochester man has put in the miles since 2019 to organize ...

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 ...

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 ...

With apologies to the 49 other states, hiking in Minnesota is not like anywhere else. The diversity of terrain and accessibility of the trails are just the start. Add warm and welcoming midwesterners ...

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 ...

Rudi Hargesheimer grew up in Rochester, Minnesota, in the 1950s and 60s, unaware of the North Shore’s beauty. “We never went up there. I really didn’t even know about it, or even about Lake Superior, ...

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — The Superior Hiking Trail Association is setting out to plot the future of Minnesota’s most famous footpath, and they want your input along the way. From now through November, the ...

National forests teeming with possibilities. The toil of trail volunteers. Parks and trails close at hand. The Mississippi River's presence and allure. Above are some of the responses returned when, ...