Most trails can support birdwatching or wildlife viewing. Water trails can provide locations for canoeing and kayaking. Health Activities on trails can improve physical fitness. Walking, jogging or running, skating, skiing, and bicycling are all well documented to help improve health and fitness when done on a regular basis. Many people do not participate in these activities because they do not have a safe or interesting place to participate in them.
Trails can provide unique, safe, and interesting places for regular exercise.
Using trails, strenuously or not, can also lead to reduced stress levels. Educational Trails can present unique opportunities for education. People of all ages can learn more about nature, culture, or history along trails. This education can be accomplished using signs, brochures, or naturalist led hikes. School teachers can also use trails and the areas through which they pass as outdoor classrooms.