Trails, particularly longer distance trails, can attract visitors to a community. These tourists then spend their money on camping or lodging, food, equipment rentals, shuttle services, souvenirs, and other items. Quality of life is an important factor for retaining and attracting corporations and businesses to a community. Trails can improve an area's quality of life with the many benefits they provide. Transportation linkages Trails can link separate communities together, and they can link people and places within communities.
Trails can also function as alternative routes for transportation.
In many cases, getting from one community to another without using an automobile or truck is not easy or safe. Trails can possess the unique ability to improve both statistics by offering safe, scenic, non-polluting routes to neighborhoods, schools, businesses, parks, shops, and historical areas. Social Trails can promote family unity as well as strengthen friendships and neighbor relations. They are places where entire families can recreate together safely and friends and neighbors can gather. With the possibility of many different activities, trails can offer something for everyone.