I used to plan my route around the guidebook's 'must see' spots, but a ranger in Glacier told me to check the park's real-time trail conditions page first.

Now I always check the official site for closures and water reports before I even look at a map, because last August I almost hiked 10 miles to a campsite that was shut down due to a bear incident, so what's your go-to source for current trail info?

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seth_harris365d ago

That's a solid system. Do you find the official pages are updated quickly enough, or is there a lag? I've seen some that are great and others that seem to get updated maybe once a week if you're lucky.

morgan8984d ago

Yeah, the lag you mentioned is real. I've seen some city pages that update within an hour of a new listing, but others are days behind. I ended up setting up alerts on the MLS itself for my target areas, which sends an email the second something hits the market. The official pages are good for a general scan, but you can't rely on them for speed. What alerts are you using right now?