Trail Use Levels As seen in Table 3, 2017 trail users are staying on trails longer, averaging nearly nine miles travelled during their primary activity (compared with seven miles in 2001) and with 17% of trail users on the trail for more than 20 miles. This increase corresponds with the increase in the number of bikers. This echoes the hopes and strategy of trail health advocates for more active living by the population of Indiana. Table 3: Average Distance, Time, and Days per Week of Primary Activity Erie Lackawanna Trail
Pumpkinvine Trail
Fort Wayne Rivergreenway
Nickel Plate Trail
Cardinal Greenway
Monon Trail
B-Line Trail
Columbus People Trail
Average Statewide Response
10.5
12.5
8.5
12.5
11.5
9.5
7
5.5
9.5
Average Minutes/ Session
72
84
71
93
77
68
58
56
72
Average Days/ Week
4
3
4
4
4.5
3.5
3
4
3.5
Average Miles Performed
Fifty-five percent of survey respondents reported participating in a second activity on the trail. Tables 4 and 5 show that walking, biking, and running/jogging were again the top three responses with walking being the most common secondary activity. Users spent an average of two days a week on those activities, averaging 71-minute sessions and more than four miles of distance.
Figure 6: Monon Trail in Carmel
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