As we sent this new issue of Trail (on sale October 23rd) to the printers, I was listening to a BBC news report about an emergency operation to rescue 200 hikers trapped by a blizzard on the Tibetan ...

A string of snowy or blustery days can make trail running extra daunting. While hard-packed snow can smooth out tripping ...

Trail Running Pack — I wear a trail running pack no matter if I am running 5 or 25 miles. The reason is that you will then have a place to stow your layers as you lose them, as well as a place to put ...

This summer, Kris Van Handel of Madison completed her second segment-by-segment hike of the entire 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail across Wisconsin. She wrote about her first experience ...

Given Wisconsin’s extensive trail network, even within an hour of Madison, snowshoeing options are almost too numerous to name. Before we begin our winter romp, however, there’s one etiquette “rule” ...