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Walking Tips

CREATE YOUR WALKING PLAN

Set a goal. Work towards being active for 30 minutes most days of the week.

Make time. Make walking a priority – choose a time to walk regularly, such as during your lunch break.

Get support. Find friends or co-workers who will join you on some of your walks.

Gradually increase your walking. Take it easy during the first weeks. Gradually increase the pace and amount of time

you walk.

Find your pace. Strolling: 20 minutes per mile (low intensity), Brisk walking: 15 minutes per mile (exercise pace), Aerobic

walking: 12 minutes per mile (advanced pace).

Focus on time, not distance. It is easier to mark your progress by the number of minutes you walk, rather than distance.

Research shows that walking for just ten minutes, three times a day can improve your health.

Don’t forget to stretch! Walk for a few minutes to warm up your muscles and then stretch. Be sure to stretch walking

also.

Track your time. Keeping track is a powerful tool to making lasting changes. Record your activity in your map book.

Don’t forget to reward yourself! Make it a meaningful reward, like new workout clothes.

STAY MOTIVATED

Keep a journal. Record your successes for the day and how you feel about your progress.

Pay attention to the benefits. Are you feeling better? Do your clothes fit better? Are you less irritable? Do you have

more energy?

Plan for barriers. We all have setbacks – don’t give up! Make alternative plans when the weather doesn’t cooperate

(e.g. walk an indoor route).

Vary your walking routes for a change of scenery.

Keep comfortable walking shoes at work or in the car.

Bring a four-legged friend. Take your dog or a neighbor’s dog on walks.

Sign-up for a community run or walk. This can keep you motivated to stay active as you prepare for an upcoming event.

Take 10. One ten-minute walking break can do more to recharge you and enhance your concentration than a ten-minute

coffee break.

TIPS FOR SAFE WALKING

Face the traffic. If there isn’t a sidewalk or walking path, always walk facing oncoming traffic.

Keep right. If you are walking on a pedestrian path, walk on the right side so that others on bikes can pass on the left.

Carry an ID. This is important in case of an accident or medical emergency.

Drink plenty of water. Carry a water bottle with you. You may end up walking longer than you anticipated.

Walk in the daytime. If you choose to walk while it’s dark use well-lighted areas.

Be aware of your surroundings. If you use headphones, be sure you can hear what is going on around you.

Stay safe at night. If you do walk at night, wear a reflective safety vest or reflective strips.

Carry a cell phone. You may also want to have a whistle to call for help.

Protect yourself from the sun. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and/or sunscreen.

Walking Maps Index

1. Centennial Elementary to Christian Park (1.4 miles)

2. Richfield High School to Wood Lake Nature Center Park Entrance (.7 mile)

3. Richfield High School to Augsburg Park (1 mile)

4. Richfield High School Indoor Map (.6 mile)

5. Richfield Middle School to Donaldson Park (1 mile)

6. Richfield STEM & Richfield Dual Language School to Christian Park (1.16 miles)

7. Richfield STEM & Richfield Dual Language School to Veterans Memorial Park (1 mile)

8. Sheridan Hills Neighborhood Loop (1 mile)

9. Wood Lake Nature Center (up to 3 miles)

10. Veterans Park (up to 2 miles)

11. Public Works Facility to Veterans Memorial Park (1.7 miles)

12. Community Center to Wood Lake Nature Center (1 mile)

13. City Hall to Augsburg Park (2.9 miles)

14. City Hall to Richfield Lake (3.5 miles)

15. City Hall to Roosevelt Park (2.9 miles)

1. Centennial Elementary to Christian Park (approximately 1.4 miles roundtrip)

Walk from the corner of E. 73rd

Street and

Bloomington Ave South. Follow Bloomington Ave

South for three blocks north until you reach the

entrance to the walking trails at Christian Park.

Christian Park has .7 miles of paved walking trails with

great views. This route is approximately 1.4 miles

roundtrip.

Centennial Elementary

7315 Bloomington Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

Christian Park

6900 Bloomington Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

2. Richfield High School to Wood Lake Nature Center (.7 miles)

Wood Lake Nature Center has walking trails that range from .1 miles to 1.8 miles in distance. To get to the main

entrance of the park, start at the corner of W. 71st

Street and Harriet Ave South. Walk north one block to W. 70th

Street

and turn left. Continue walking to Lyndale Ave and cross at the stoplight. There are sidewalks along Lyndale Ave to the

corner of Lake Shore Drive. Take a left on Lake Shore Drive and continue walking to the entrance of the park.

Richfield High School

7001 Harriet Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

Wood Lake Nature Center

6710 Lake Shore Drive

Richfield, MN 55423

3. Richfield High School to Augsburg Park Loop (approximately 1 mile)

From the flagpole entrance, door #3,

follow the sidewalk toward Harriet

Avenue. Turn left on Harriet Avenue to

W. 72nd

Street. Turn left on W. 72nd

Street and cross over the railroad tracks.

Continue on W. 72nd

Street until you get

to the Augsburg Park entrance. Turn

left into the parking lot. Enter the park

trail. Veer left on the trail whenever you

encounter a fork. Head toward W. 70th

Street. Turn left on W. 70th

Street. Turn

left on to Harriet Avenue. Make your

way back to the flagpole entrance.

Augsburg Park has .4 miles of paved

walking trails.

Augsburg Park

7145 Wentworth Ave Richfield, MN 55423

4. Inside Richfield High School

(0.6 mile)

Start outside of the District Office.

Follow the red arrows. Then follow the

green arrows and finally the blue arrows.

Repeat for additional mileage.

Richfield High School

7001 Harriet Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

5. Richfield Middle School through Donaldson Park (approximately 1 mile)

From the main entrance, follow the

sidewalk toward Oliver Avenue. Turn

left on Oliver Avenue to W. 75th

Street. Turn left on W. 75th

Street and

continue walking until you get to the

Donaldson Park parking lot. Turn left

into the parking lot. Enter the park

trail. Veer left on the trail whenever

you encounter a fork. Head toward W.

73rd Street. Turn left on W. 73rd

Street. Turn left on to Oliver Avenue S.

Make your way back to the main

entrance. Donaldson Park has .4 miles

of paved walking trails.

Richfield Middle School

7461 Oliver Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

6. Richfield STEM School & Richfield Dual Language School to Christian Park

(1.16 miles roundtrip)

Walk from the RSTEM/RDLS parking lot on E. 70

th

Street and 11th

Avenue South to the entrance of

Christian Park at 15th Avenue South. The route along

E. 70th

Street has a sidewalk, and Christian Park has

.7 miles of paved walking trails with great views. This

route is approximately 1.16 miles roundtrip.

Richfield STEM School

7020 12th

Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

Richfield Dual Language School

7001 Elliot Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

Christian Park

6900 Bloomington Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

7. Richfield STEM School/Richfield Dual

Language School to Veterans Memorial

Park

Start at the parking lot on E. 70th

Street and go west

until Park Ave South. Continue walking north on Park

Ave until you reach E. 66th

Street. Cross E. 66th

Street at

the crosswalk and continue to the paved walking paths

at Veterans Memorial Park. There are approximately

two miles of trails at the park, and the route to the park

from the schools is approximately one mile.

Veterans Memorial Park

6335 Portland Ave

Richfield, MN 55423

8. Sheridan Hills Elementary Loop (approximately 1 mile)

From the main entrance, follow the sidewalk toward Thomas Ave South. Turn left on Thomas Ave and continue walking

to W. 65th Street. Turn right on W. 75th

Street, continue until you get Washburn Ave South and turn right. Continue one

block to W. 64th

Street and turn right. Walk four blocks to Russell Ave South and turn right. Head toward W. 65th Street.

Turn right on W. 65th Street. Turn right on to Thomas Ave South. Make your way back to the main entrance. Sheridan Hills Elementary

6400 Sheridan Avenue S

Richfield, MN 55423

9. Wood Lake Nature Center

Wood Lake Nature

Center

6710 Lake Shore Drive

Richfield, MN 55423

10. Veterans Park (approximately 2 miles of paved walking trails)

Veterans Memorial Park

6335 Portland Ave

Richfield, MN 55423

11. Public Works Facility to Veterans Memorial Park (1.7 miles)

Walk from the Public Works Facility (1901 East 66th

Street) across the Cedar Avenue Bridge and down 66th

Street to the

Elliot Avenue entrance to Veterans Memorial Park (round trip: approximately 1-3/4 miles). Vets Park has several choices

of walking paths; the outside loop is approximately 1-1/2 miles.

12. Community Center to Wood Lake Nature Center (approximately 1 mile)

It’s just under a one-mile

walk from the Richfield

Community Center to the

front entrance of Wood Lake

Nature Center, where you

have a choice of five walking

trails (see map 9). There are

two very short loops, plus

the Boardwalk Trail (.8

miles), Prairie Trail (1.7

miles) and the Perimeter

Trail (1.8 miles).

Richfield Community Center

7000 Nicollet Avenue

Richfield, MN 55423

13. City Hall through Augsburg Park

(approximately 2.9 miles)

Less than three miles total from City Hall, if

you walk down 67th

Street, behind St. Peter’s

Church to Blaisdell Avenue, it’s a straight shot

to a scenic stroll through Augsburg Park. Go

past the tennis courts and the route continues

on City streets and sidewalks back to City Hall.

Richfield City Hall

6700 Portland Avenue

Richfield, MN 55423

Augsburg Park

7145 Wentworth Ave

Richfield, MN 55423

14. City Hall to Richfield Lake (3.5 miles)

Over three miles, but easily walked within an hour, this route uses City streets, a path past the Holy Angels baseball

fields, then a path across the railroad brings you around to Lake Shore Drive and an entrance to the paved path around

Richfield Lake (across from the Post Office). City Streets and sidewalks return you to City Hall.

City of Richfield

6700 Portland Ave S

Richfield, MN 55423

Richfield Lake

6400 Dupont Ave

Richfield, MN 55423

15. City Hall to Roosevelt Park (2.9 miles)

This roundtrip walk is a little less than 3 miles including a short loop around the

ball fields. Roosevelt Park was the site of the auxiliary Farmers Market during

the summer season, and is right across the street from the Richfield-

Bloomington Credit Union if you want to make this a destination walk.

City of Richfield

6700 Portland Ave South

Richfield, MN 55423

Roosevelt Park

7644 4th

Avenue

Richfield, MN 55423

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