The Fairbanks North Star Borough Winter Trails Challenge of 2025 kicked off on winter solstice. The challenge features 15 trails in the Fairbanks area. Residents can bike, hike, walk, ski ...

Corrine Leistikow and Eric Troyer are Fairbanks residents who love to bike, ski, run and hike in Interior Alaska. Eric is also editor of the free monthly Interior Alaska Trails newsletter.

Winter is a great time to check out spectacular hiking trails hidden in plain sight in the Ozarks. Spanning 1.2 million acres, Ozark National Forest is filled with ideal hikes for the winter months.