{"id":66,"date":"2011-06-20T00:59:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T00:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.americanriverwildlife.com\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2025-02-27T08:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:16:14","slug":"jedidiah-smith-memorial-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanriverwildlife.com\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"Jedidiah Smith Memorial Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jedidiah<\/a>Click here<\/a> to download a full-size printable PDF of this image.<\/p>\n

Recognized as a national trail in 1974, and named the nation’s No. 1 bike path for 2006 by www.Trails.com, this thirty-two mile long trail winds from Folsom to Old Sacramento, paralleling the American River and stopping at many key places along the way.<\/p>\n

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How to Get There:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Trail can be accessed from most parks in the American River Parkway and from parks in Folsom, CA.<\/p>\n

The Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail offers the best trail access in the Sacramento area. Thirty-two miles long, this miniature road winds from Folsom to downtown Sacramento, paralleling the American River and stopping at many key places along the way<\/p>\n

Activities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Activities along the Trail System include hiking, horseback riding, cycling, inline skating, jogging and strolling. The Trail is also a very popular, healthy, environmentally sound alternative for commuting to work. Visitors often combine their Trail activities with shopping or eating, while others enjoy fishing or picnicking beneath a shady tree. Equestrian access to the paved trail surface is allowed only at trail crossings and bridges.<\/p>\n

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Photo By J. G. Wirt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rules of Trail Courtesy:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n