If you love nature and being active outdoors, you can now get rewarded for it through the new Columbus Outdoor Trail Program.
Experience Columbus + the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission have teamed up for the program, and here’s how it works.
What is the program?
There are many outdoor trails in CBUS, whether they’re for biking, running, rowing, or hiking. Each time you check-in at a participating trail, you can receive points that go towards monthly drawings for restaurant gift cards. The more trails you check-in at, the more chances you’ll have to win.
Participating trails
There are a variety of trail options across many suburbs of Columbus that are participating in the program, including:
- Alum Creek Trail - Three Creeks Metro Park — Enjoy paths for biking, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and open play areas.
- Darby Trail - Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park — Take in scenic views across the prairies, wetlands, and forests of this metro park, including bison roaming in pastures.
- TJ Evans Trail — An active bald eagle nest can be found along this biking trail, just look past Racoon Creek in a Sycamore tree.
- Emerald Trail - Indian Run Falls Park — Known for its waterfalls, you can take in the sights and sounds through the nature trails, including a bridge through the waterfalls.
Signing up + getting started
There’s no app necessary, you can fill out your information online and you will be texted a passport with the option to save it as your phone’s home screen, making it very easy to access. Whenever you’re within .25 miles of a participating location, you’re able to check-in.
