Wellness Trail

Unless you have viewed it on the LBCC map or have walked to the vacant baseball fields you may not know to much about the Wellness Trail. The Wellness Trail is a trail a little more than a mile in length that is located in the western area of LBCC.

In the mid-90's a 1,630 meter track was created on the campus of LBCC for the now-former tack and cross-country teams. Before the the trail was improved in the mid-90's the path was nothing but a trail of bark dust. The trail was originated by former staff members Dave Bakley and Arlene Crossman.

Brad Carman, LBCC faculty member, was the track coach in the mid-90's and wanted a soft surface to train on and decided to raise money to improve it, and put gravel on it. He spent over 100 hours and raised over $3,000 during a summer to improve it to make it useable year-round.

Sheri Rogers, LBCC math instructor, enjoys walking on it because "it provides a nice area to walk and get exercise outside." Rogers, who uses the trail 3-4 times a week, thinks that it is well maintained. "After the winter it can be a little muddy," she says. "But I think they do a good job of keeping it maintained with the bark dust there."