2017 AMERICAN TRAILS INTERNATIONAL TRAILS SYMPOSIUM Ten reasons to join us in Dayton, Ohio in 2017
Our Symposium host city is a community that understands the importance of outdoor recreation as a key part of the economy as well as quality of life.
1. EXPLORE the intricate links between the Dayton re- gion’s trail system, its waterways, and its outdoor lifestyle. See how your community can leverage natural resources to create new and enhance existing trail assets.
2. RIDE, ROLLERBLADE, RUN, OR WALK on the nation’s largest paved trail network, with more than 330
3. TAKE A HIKE on the Buckeye Trail, which circum- navigates the state of Ohio, and the 4,600-mile North Coun- try National Scenic Trail which travels through the Dayton region. Or check out the 22-mile Twin Valley Trail and learn how volunteers created a regional backpacking trail located a half hour from downtown.
4. WITNESS THE CHANGE and see how trail and outdoor recreation amenities are helping transform a for- mer Rust Belt center city into a vibrant place to live, work, and play.
5. KICK BACK in the Oregon District, a collection of fun, quirky restaurants, shops, and watering holes located a few blocks from the Symposium site and host hotels.
6. BE A TRENDSETTER and discover the Dayton
region’s growing collection of outdoor recreation amenities which are putting it on the map as the Outdoor Adventure Capital of the Midwest.
7. SEE THE HISTORY of the original American trail near the Crossroads of America, where I-75 meets I-70. Trac- es of that original crossroads along the National Road can be seen in the ghost town of Tadmor, accessible via— what else?— a trail in Taylorsville MetroPark.
8. TAKE IN SOME CULTURE and visit the sites
where the Wright brothers invented and tested powered Park. Celebrate Paul Laurence Dunbar, the - can welcomed into the American literary canon. Stroll through the Dayton Art Institute, or take in a live per- formance in Dayton’s vibrant arts scene. Visit Carillon Historical Park for a dose of Dayton his- tory and a pint from an
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1850s-style brewery. Learn why “Dayton” is synonymous with “peace” to millions worldwide since the Dayton Peace Accords, ending the Bosnian War, were reached at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base in November 1995. Attendees can get a taste of much of this by visiting the National Museum of the United Air Force, the oldest and largest military avia- tion museum in the world (easily accessible from down- town via a bike ride along the Mad River Bikeway).
9. TAKE A SMALL-TOWN SOJOURN to one of the distinctive communities within a 30-minute drive of downtown Dayton and see how trails play a role in smaller cities. Say hello to your friends at the Rails-to-Trails Conser- out the growing outdoor assets in Troy. Both are home to their own brand of bikeways, trails, and one-of-a-kind din- ing and shopping.
10. RETURN INSPIRED by the Dayton region’s can-do, collaborative spirit. Dayton is a place where people with big ideas and loads of energy come together and - cover trail-related initiatives that can be accomplished in any community with the same tenacity toward improving access to its trails.
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