When it comes to spring hiking in the Adirondacks, mud is usually a given. Yet as I prepared to bang off my shoes after climbing the 3,694-foot Hurricane Mountain near Keene last week, I found nothing.

Only a few traces of crusty dirt clung to my ankles, and the rubber soles were clean. I hadn’t avoided wet spots, I just had not seen any.

A mild winter and fairly dry spring stunted the mud season, which typically ranges from late April to early June, according Adirondack Mountain Club Executive Director Neil Woodworth. As a result, hikers have hit the trails early and should be out in droves Memorial Day weekend.

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While some of the state’s 46 tallest mountains, the High Peaks, continuously attract crowds, Woodworth provided other options. He said Algonquin, Cascade, Giant and Mount Marcy are among the most visited in the central Adirondacks, but don’t plan to summit Marcy, more than a mile high, on your first day out.

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