Wadena Trail 2010

Minnesota Profile of Recreational Trail Users (2009)

Published: September 2009

Summary

Presents a profile of trail users- the demographics, trail experiences, motivations, conflicts, and interactions.

 Page 113 (61 Kb) has an excellent single page summary of trail user demographics.

Prepared for: MN Recreational Trail User Association

Researched/published in conjunction with the Minnesota Economic Impact of Recreational Trail Use Report (2009).

Online Source

University of Minnesota Tourism Center, listed under Research Reports (easiest to find if sorted by Year)

Complete Report

 Profile of 2008 Minnesota Recreational Trail Users (4 Mb)

Key Findings

• Aesthetics (scenery), fitness, and escape are primary motivators for trail users (pg 3)
• 'Nature related experiences' were important to all trail user groups (pg 3)
• Average age was in the 40s and 50s (pg 3)
• Trail use was greatest in Central MN followed by Metro, Northwest, Northeast, Southern respectively (pg 4)
• 60% traveled more than 30-minutes for their recreational trail activity (pg 5)
• Biking, skiing, running, walking were about evenly divided between men/women participants (pg 113)
• Horseback is dominated by female participants, while motorized uses are predominantly male (pg 113)
• ATV, OHM, ORV most often reported a vocational/associate degree (pg 3)
• Horseback, cycling, snowmobile, walker/hiker most often reported a college degree (pg 3)
• Skiing, running most often reported postgraduate degree (pg 3)

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