Spending Time in Nature Makes You Smarter
Your memory, creativity and task performance increase much more after a walk in a park than on a city street.
Increasing outdoor time for your health is so well proven, that nature is being adopted worldwide as a health intervention and in Canada, healthcare providers can even write you a prescription for it, with BC Parks Foundation's PaRx program. Nature is becoming the fourth pillar of health just as important for staying healthy as good nutrition, regular exercise and sleep.
Whether or not you have a PaRx Nature prescription, we can help.
Here's how:
Our Walk April 1, 2025
(You must register online to join this walk.)
We'll walk a section of the Grand Valley Trail and Grand River Trail in Kitchener. These trails follow the Grand River. It's an out-and-back hike, but we may also do a loop through Natchez Woods, if not too muddy. This is a moderately difficult walk. The trail is now free of snow and the flood waters have receded from the trail. There is some debris on the trail caused by flooding, but it didn't block the trail when I prehiked it March 25. There are a few steep hills. Total distance walked will be 10 Km.
To join this walk, meet at the K.D. Woerner Family Trailway on Woolner Trail, (a street), in Kitchener, (see below for trailhead location), at 9:45 AM on April 1st. GHTC members and non-members are all welcome to attend.
Wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather. Bring water and snacks. No dogs please.
The trailhead is directly across from 125 Woolner Trail, (a street in Kitchener.)
Trailhead Google map location https://maps.app.goo.gl/YUfLKbUptGmwFKwN7
GPS coordinates: 43.44493315627018, -80.40180895366345
Photo of trailhead: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanhadley/2860964939
Walk leader: Ron - ronaldcherry002@gmail.com contact leader with any questions.
