Sports & Recreation

Sports & Recreation

American Discovery Trail - Wayne County section

Cardinal Greenway Rail Trail

Cope Environmental Center - environmental center offering programs, demonstrations, and research.

Hayes Arboretum - "a living museum", offering nature programs, hiking facilities, and nature center.

Richmond Parks and Recreation Department - Table listing location and facilities.

Riverside Trails - a new SPUR hiking trail.

Whitewater Gorge Park - Trail Guide - Map of Gorge Trail System (.pdf file - Adobe Acrobat Required)

Brookville Lake

Whitewater Memorial State Park 

Hoosier Hikers Council - Informs hikers about Indiana hiking and running events and trails, builds new hiking trails, improves/adopts existing trails, and protects the interest of Hoosier Hikers in governmental decisions.

Hueston Woods - near Oxford, Ohio

Indiana Volksmarch Clubs

Indiana Hiking Organizations

Indiana's Long Distance Trails

Indiana Rails to Trails - site maintained by Rails to Trails

Indiana Trails Guide

IndianaTrails.org - maintained by the Greenways Foundation, promoting trail development and awareness in Indiana

National Center for Bicycling and Walking - advocacy group for those who want to improve existing conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Ohio Recreation Areas by County - maintained by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Outdoor Recreation - by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Rail Trails in Indiana - site maintained by the DNR

Snakes of Indiana - there are only 4 venomous snakes found in Indiana, none of which are native to Wayne County.

Trail Tips & Etiquette - from the Indiana DNR

American Volkssport Association - promotes walking events around the world.

GoogleMaps Pedometer - navigate to your area of the country and then double click to figure distance traveled.

GORP - Hiking Page - great links and resources

How To Use a Compass

U.S. Orienteering Federation - the sport of navigation with map and compass.

Walking - on the About.com site.

For those that are hiking to find mushrooms:

The Life Cycle of the Morel - by Tom Volk of the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, Dept. of Biology and Microbiology

North American Mushroom Basics - by Dave Fisher, author of Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide

Ralph's Finest Fungi Fancier File - includes a page on Safely Identifying Mushrooms 

Wild Mushroom Fact Sheet - from Ohio State University