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Last year, we sent out special congratulations to Wisconsin for their great biking trails. This year, we’ve chosen Minnesota to receive the trail award. Minnesota gets our trail kudos for the following reasons: American Trails elected Minnesota as the Best Trails State last year. Minnesota has more miles of paved trails than any other state. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/05/12/minnesota-trails-on-top/
Why so many mileage markers on trails? Do we really need that many? Aren’t they kind of a waste of money? mileage marker on the C & O Canal Towpath trail Actually, there’s a very good, common-sense reason for the abundance of mileage markers on trails, and it has very little to do with keeping …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/05/11/trail-mileage-markers/
Find other trail biking enthusiasts If you’re looking for a group to ride bike trails with, then you may want to check out the Meetup website. You can find all kinds of different group rides and trail gatherings in your area or around the country. It’s an especially good website for active travelers who want …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/05/10/bike-trail-meetups/
Happy Mother’s Day to one and all. I won’t bore you with a long and drawn out post. It’s spring, and there are some great trails you should be riding. So I have two trail suggestions for Mom to enjoy her special day. St. Vrain Greenway view from Sandstone Ranch trailhead. First, for those of …
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Denver’s 5280 magazine recently published a list of great Colorado trailsbroken into these categories: Day Hikes Weekend Trips Multi-day Trips Mountain Biking Check them out to see what you think. I’ve only been on a couple of them, but they look pretty awesome. Most of them are not for the faint-hearted. If you’d like some …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/05/06/a-dozen-of-colorados-best-trails/
Hills are better than pills! “Exercise is Medicine” is a global initiative that encourages doctors to prescribe exercise much like they now prescribe drugs. It’s not a crazy idea and it might just work. In fact, according to a New Zealand study, a group of inactive women was prescribed exercise, and two years later, 39% …
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