Hiking

How to avoid getting sick this summer at the barbecue, in the pool or on the trail

Hike your way through Wissahickon Valley Park with the All Trails Challenge

Wissahickon Valley Park Trails

How to walk – or run – 1,000 miles by America's 250th birthday

New Exercise Regimen

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Explore Fairmount Park and win prizes during a digital scavenger hunt this winter

Fairmount Park Scavenger Hunt

Start 2023 outdoors with First Day Hikes at state parks in Pennsylvania and South Jersey

First Day Hikes 2023

Heinz Refuge at Tinicum celebrates 50 years as nation's first urban wildlife reserve

Heinz Refuge 50th Anniversary

Woman from Philly hiking club dies in fall at dangerous Pennsylvania trail

Philly Hiker Dies Pennsylvania

First Day Hikes at state parks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey encourage people to start 2022 outdoors

Ridley Creek State Park

New proposed trail would run 4.3 miles through Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia trail

New Jersey hiker, 21, hospitalized after bitten by venomous copperhead snake

Nature provides a wide range of physical and mental health benefits

Nature Health Benefits

Choosing the right athletic shoe can reduce injury risk this spring

Athletic shoes and injury

Hikers told to avoid Appalachian Trail in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns

Appalachian Trail COVID-19

Explore all of Wissahickon Valley Park with the All Trails Challenge

Wissahickon Valley Park trails

Pennsylvania group lays out reopening timeline for parks, other recreation facilities based Gov. Wolf's plan

park reopening plan coronavirus

Take a stroll through these Philly-area parks while social distancing

Social distancing in parks

Ghost Town Trail named Pennsylvania's 2020 Trail of the Year

Ghost Town Trail

New Jersey man, 72, found dead after going missing on hike in Utah

Applegate Utah

Pennsylvania native, 33, found dead after fall in Alaska

Neil Durco

Investigation resumes decades after man found dead in Pennsylvania cave

Blue Mountain

Delco woman likely faces fine after hiking, needing rescue from closed Glen Onoko trail

Glen Onoko Falls

Gov. Wolf: Pennsylvania Game Commission could reopen Glen Onoko trail if severance tax passes

Glen Onoko Falls

Teen hiker survives 80-foot fall in Lehigh Valley woods

Lehigh Gap Nature Center

The new, interactive Schuylkill River Trail map will make your life so much easier

running in winter

Missing Pennsylvania teen may be on Appalachian Trail, bound for Florida

Corey Bliesath

Marlton man missing after hike at Rocky Mountain National Park

Ryan Albert Marlton

Penn State says it's too risky for outdoors club to go outdoors

Trees

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Hike a nature trail illuminated by jack-o'-lanterns

10 spots to view picturesque fall foliage near Philly

Lehigh Valley fall foliage

Explore every corner of Wissahickon Valley Park through this fall fitness challenge

Valley Green

Body of missing New Jersey hiker found in mountains

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The great outdoors: How to enjoy outside adventures with your baby

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Earth Day is opportunity for education, reflection, celebration

Fifteen incredible hikes under 5 miles everyone in New Jersey should take

New Jersey Hiking 15

Go on a guided hike through Fairmount Park with a history lesson

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RJMetrics designer creates Philly Day Hiker app for local sightseeing

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