Now listen, I’ve gone on many trails, traveled across the United States the place I live to places like Arizona, from hiking actively to pedaling on grass paths through fields as such in THIS PICTURE from Slough UK overlooking the prairies.
What you can do with knowing the trails in your area is being able to take an easy path by foot, by bike to the destination you want to get to & what makes it so much easier is when you plan your trip. PS: Engineers Suck don’t use the Signs.
#1. Look up the terrain on your phone with google maps satellite view, ask yourself is it something that is worth walking or biking on for more than 10 minutes?
Listen we’re talking about cars, rotted pavement, bikers, people in the way, sometimes it is worth it to take the long way instead of the google maps route.
#2. How many trees does the route have?
A route being pleasant has a lot to do with tree coverage, it’s the summer as I’m typing this and in most places there is a famine of trees. One of my favorite routes is going through an office lined street because there’s oak trees covering the median and sides of the street paths.
#3. How much time do you want to spend on it?
My longest bike ride without any transportation in-between was 2 hours, I spend lots of time using different transportation modes most of the time to get places so I don’t worry too much about water; yet it’s good to recognize what you might need. Maybe you’re doing a daily bike commute and wanted to try a different route, or hop on the bike share in the city you’re visiting just know there’s so many routes to get to different places and there’s always going to be benefits and drawbacks of another. Always be prepared.