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Florida’s Snake Creek Trail
November 17, 2015

Neighborhood trails don’t come much nicer than the Snake Creek Trail in southeast Florida. The paved 6.5-mile route offers a similar easy and level riding experience.

Florida’s Snake Creek Trail | Photo courtesy Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
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11 Tips to Make Walking a Natural, Enjoyable Part of Your Day
September 16, 2015

The United States Surgeon General placed walking in the national spotlight with his recent call to action, encouraging people to make walking a part of their daily lives and to help create more walkable communities.

Photo courtesy Darren Larson | CC by 2.0
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Triumph on the Trails: How One Woman Reclaimed Her Health After Cancer
January 06, 2015

We were pleased to learn of this recently published third video installment of “Life on the Atlanta BeltLine,” which outlines the story of Jenny—wife, mother of twins and courageous individual who regained her health on Atlanta’s Eastside Trail after recovering from breast cancer.

Photo courtesy Ed Yourdon via Flickr
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The Road to a Thousand Wonders
September 12, 2013

The railroad used to wind through the canyon as part of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s California-Oregon line, which was marketed in the early 1900s as “The Road to a Thousand Wonders.”

Sundial Bridge | Photo by Beth Young, CC by 2.0
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Community Trails: A Benefit to All
May 17, 2006
Trails and greenways create opportunities for people of all ages to bicycle, walk, hike and jog. Across the country, trails and greenways are stimulating tourism and recreation spending, and in many rural communities they are seen as a catalyst for economic growth. In providing attractive, safe, accessible, and low- or no-cost places, they also make it easier for people to […]
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Health and Wellness Benefits of Trails and Greenways
November 29, 2004
Trails and greenways create health and wellness benefits for people of all ages with attractive, safe, accessible places to bike, walk, hike, jog, skate or ski. In doing so, they make it easier for people to engage in physical activity. With more health-focused initiatives in progress and more trails on the ground than ever before, the evidence is beginning to accumulate […]
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