The Grant County Trails Group and the Grant County Fitness and Nutrition - Community Group encourages everyone in Grant County to explore eight local trails over the next eight months. Members of these groups will meet with participants on one local trail, each second Sunday of the month, from 1:00 to 2:00p.m. The first walk will be held on Sunday, October 12th from 1:00 to 2:00p.m., at the Silver City Senior Center Trail. Participants are encouraged meet in the back parking lot of the Silver City Senior Center. The Center is located at 209 Victoria Street (Directions: Travel south on Highway 90 and make a right turn on Victoria Street). The trail distance is approximately ½ mile. Please be prepared with sturdy hiking shoes, long sleeve shirts, pants, sunglasses, sunscreen and water. Children under the age of eighteen must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

For more information on local trails please download 'The Trails of Grant County Walking and Hiking Guide' http://prescriptiontrails.org/TrailsofGrantCounty-WalkingandHikingGuideSmall.pdf. For motivation, watch the video 'Trails of Grant County', available on-line at http://vimeo.com/67510037. The video features local people walking on their favorite trails in Grant County. For more information on the hike please contact Bob Schiowitz at #388-8440.