Find YOUR path
Outdoors Every Day
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Right now, most of Kennett Outdoors focuses on providing guidance and maps to help you make a plan to walk, hike, or bike every day. But we see these activities as just get one ingredient of an outdoor movement diet to get Healthy (and Happy) Outdoors. Check out these other possible ingredients, and learn from Margot's weekly outdoor movement diet.​
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Walk Every Day
To help you walk every day for at least 10-30 minutes, we have begun mapping options within a 10 minute drive of Kennett so that you can be home in 30-40 minutes, like
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Walks on paved paths or routes at least 1 mile long
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Hikes on natural trails in preserves or county/state parks at least 1.5 miles long
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Rides on paved paths or routes at least 3 miles long
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Exercise Every 2-3 Days
For those willing to drive a bit further to walk, hike, or ride a bit further, so we are aiming to map options within 10-25 minutes of Kennett, like:
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Walks on paved paths or routes at least 1.5 miles long
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Hikes on natural trails in preserves or county/state parks at least 2 miles long
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Rides on paths or routes at least 5 miles long
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Explore Every Week
For those who want a longer outing on a nicer path, route, or trail, we are starting to map options within 25-40 minutes of Kennett, like:
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Nice walks on paved paths at least 2 miles long
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Nice hikes on natural trails in preserves or county/state parks at least 3 miles long
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Nice rides on paths or routes at least 8 miles long
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Do you want a longer outing on a nicer path, route, or trail? To help you to Explore Every Week, we will be to map options within 40 minutes of Kennett, starting with:
- Nice walks on paved paths at least 2 miles long
- Nice hikes on natural trails in preserves or county/state parks at least 3 miles long
- Nice rides on paths or routes at least 8 miles long
Adventure Every Month
For those interested in really nice paths, routes, or trails worth an all-day adventure, we are starting to map options than 40 minutes from Kennett, starting with:
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The best walks on paved paths at least 3 miles long
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The best hikes on natural trails in preserves or state parks at least 5 miles long
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The nicest rides on paths or routes at least 8 miles long
Maps for all paths, trails, & routes
Daily outings to monthly adventures
Click on the maps or the pictures below to see the options for walking, hiking or biking for daily movement or exercise to weekly exploration and monthly adventure.
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The rings denote approximate driving time one way from Kennett Square.
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Filter maps based on activity or difficulty.
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Click on a given icon to get more information, or to find a link to a more detailed description on Kennett Outdoors or another site.
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Click here to open the map in a new window.
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Check back regularly as we add more paths, trails, and routes​
Shared Use Path
Walking path
Bike Route
Walking trail
Overall Grade Ratings: Flat Very Easy Easy Hard Very Hard Unclassified
Examples:
This is an Easy Walking Trail
This is a Hard Shared Use Path
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Check out these examples of Volunteer Work that getting you moving outside. Margot is pulling a cart with books she uses work to re-stock Kennett's PULLs (Pop-Up Lending Library) located around the Borough- click here to read more.
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​Many of our parks and preserves depend on volunteers for maintenance and improvements. You can get exercise, meet people, AND help the planet, like Margot who mulched grass to help create a meadow at the Kennett YMCA as part of the Kennett Meadowito project.
Your outdoor movement diet
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Walking, hiking, and biking are just some of the ways you can move outdoors every day. But there are other ways to build movement into other activities, and intersperse it throughout the day. We consider all of these together to constitute an outdoor movement diet.
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Use Active transportation. Plan your day and your outings to prioritize those that allow you to leave your car at home and try walking or biking to your destination.
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The Kennett Ability Network's hub on East Linden St was selected to allow Margot and others like her to walk with their direct support staff to volunteer sites in Kennett Square... just like Margot is doing here, walking with her mom Monique and her school aide Karan from the KAN hub to volunteer at the Kennett YMCA
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Plan a Movement Break. If you are working at a desk or table for a protracted period, plan a movement break to get you up and out of your chair periodically.
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Consider doing some yard work outside. We have designed an accessible garden with raised beds, wide paths, and shaded areas so that Margot can help to tend the fruits, vegetables, and greens that she eats.
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This may require additional planning for individuals with disabilities, as of these skills may need to first be taught, or techniques or equipment adapted... even something as simple as watering. But once these are established, they can become part of a morning routine.
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And if the weather is bad, you can always plan on some kind of movement break inside... perhaps a little yoga, stretching, dancing, or a spin on the treadmill.
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This may require additional planning for individuals with disabilities. We worked Margot up to a 10-20 minute walk over a period of several months, gradually increasing speed so that she remained comfortable. Combining this with time to watch a favorite video made this a very effective break from boring table work! And now she can walk treadmills at local fitness centers
Margot's weekly outdoor movement diet
Walking, hiking, and biking are just some of the ways you can move outdoors every day. But there are other ways to build movement into other activities, and intersperse it throughout the day. We consider all of these together to constitute an outdoor movement diet.