Walking improvements needed What makes a trail nice to walk?

November 15, 2012. Pick a trail you often walk and assess it using the table below. On a scale of 1 - 10, where does your favourite trail rank?

Note that some aspects, such as shortest distance, are appropriate for someone walking to work. This person wants a nice walk, but also, a direct/shortest route. If there's part that goes alongside a road, then that may be acceptable. However, for those out for an after-supper walk, they may have no interest in the trail along the road, rather wanting one that goes in a loop around the local pond.

Other descriptors, such as trailhead close to residence, are important for recreational walkers who wants to get out of the neighbourhood and onto a trail. And knowing the shortcuts inside a neighbourhood could make someone walk to do an errand, rather than drive.