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Heritage Trail St. Mark's Trail Lafayette Moraga Trail Description Length, miles 26 16 7.6 Surface Compacted limestone Asphalt paved Asphalt paved Year established 1982 1988 1976 Nearest metropolitan area Dubuque, IA Tallahassee, FL East Bay Metropolitan Area, CA Population 62,000 82,000 2 million Distance from trail 2 miles Begins at city outskirts Within metro area Fee charged $5/year or $1/visit $0 $0 Operating Agency Dubuque County Conservation Board Florida Department of Natural Resources East Bay Regional Park District Trail Landscape Open farmland to rocky, wooded river valley Small towns and undeveloped forest land Developed suburban areas Trail User Survey Survey Response (%) 89 71 83 Usable Surveys 329 600 776 Calculated Yearly Visits 135,000 170,000 400,000 Major uses - Bicycling 65 81 20 - Walking 29 9 63 - Jogging 3 4 12 Male/Female (%) 56/44 51/49 43/57 Mean age (years) 46 38 50 Income, under $40,000 (%) 55 56 21 College graduates (%) 40 66 68 Race, white (%) 98 93 94 Reporting a disability (%) 7 7 7 Trail visits in the last year (median) 7 10 100 Miles from home (median) 7 8 1.5 % who lived 20 or more miles from trail 31 18 4 Time spent on trail (average minutes) 150 141 68 Adjacent/Nearby Landowner Survey Survey response (%) 75 58 71 Usable surveys 107 226 330 Male/female (%) 54/46 41/59 56/44 Mean age (years) 50 53 54 Average distance from home to trail (feet) 2434 1822 890 Land owned (average acres) 101 6 0.5 % with properties severed by trail 20 2 0 Trail used by household member in last year (%) 88 76 99 Days used by household in last year (average) 47 67 141 Trail Benefits Highest benefits perceived by trail users Health and fitness Health and fitness Health and fitness Aesthetic beauty Aesthetic beauty Aesthetic beauty Preserving open space Preserving open space Preserving open space Community pride Recreation opportunities Community pride Highest benefits perceived by landowners Health and fitness Health and fitness Health and fitness - Recreation opportunities Recreation opportunities Recreation opportunities
