Working in Carlsbad means having access to the city's 46 miles of trails that extend to all parts of the city, easily accessible to employees of Carlsbad companies. Health experts recommend that everyone get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week to stay healthy, which translates into a 30-minute walk, five times a week.
"A lot of people like to get out on their lunch hour and get some fresh air and clear their minds," says Liz Ketabian, a City of Carlsbad park planner and trail manager. "Who wouldn't want to walk along the sea wall on their lunch hour or escape to a secluded nature trail?"
City trails provide a benefit that employers can offer employees at no cost. The city's General Plan designates parks and trails as a way to provide healthy activities for residents and employees who work in Carlsbad, and trails are intertwined with our business parks by design. They provide opportunities for people who work here to get out and enjoy our exceptional climate and beautiful vistas.
Ketabian points out that the city has made an effort to provide a trail within a 15-minute walk of every front door, whether it's a home or business, so chances are there's a fantastic trail near your work location.
If you work in the Carlsbad Research Center, for example, the Golf Course-Veterans Park Trail, which has a trailhead at the Crossings at Carlsbad, opens up three miles of paved and unpaved walkways. The trails start at the west end of the golf course, bridge Macario Creek on one of the golf cart paths, pass under Faraday Avenue via a tunnel, and emerge at Veterans Park.
Or if you work along the Palomar Airport Road corridor, an interesting trail network to explore is Rancho Carrillo, which provides four miles of pathways on the east and west sides of Melrose Drive.
Or if you're in the Carlsbad Oaks North or Palomar Forum business park, you can hike a rugged trail that winds through native habitat along the Buena Vista Creek tributary. This trail has picnic areas at each end, as well as information kiosks. The picnic areas are located at the trail's south end at Palomar Airport Road and Melrose, and at the north end at El Fuerte and Faraday avenues.
In southern Carlsbad, the La Costa Glen Trail has a trailhead near The Forum Carlsbad shopping center that launches you along Encinitas Creek.
Employees at RBF Consulting, a member of the Michael Baker Corp., a planning, design and construction firm, hike regularly on the Agua Hedionda Trail, which is near their offices on Avenida Encinas. They also like the Batiquitos Lagoon Trail, which offers wonderful bird-watching opportunities.
"We found the Carlsbad trail system to be well maintained and virtually trash free, an exceptional amenity for North County residents and businesses," said RBF office manager Scott Taylor, an avid hiker, biker and runner.
RBF Consulting specializes in professional design services aimed at sustainable development, such as biking, walking, and trails on transportation projects. The firm is currently working on the segment of the Coastal Rail Trail that connects the city of Oceanside and downtown Carlsbad. The Coastal Rail Trail, one of the city's most popular, parallels the Coaster commuter tracks and will ultimately link Oceanside and San Diego.
The company is so taken with the city's trail system that it has joined the City of Carlsbad Adopt-A-Trail program, and will be improving trails in the Lake Calavera Preserve.
"We are committed to one year of volunteer services to routinely inspect the trails, and to participate in a minimum of two trail projects during the year," said Kate Shatila, an RBF project engineer who was appointed trail captain. "We will begin our first project in early fall installing pavers where water is migrating across the trail, causing rutting."
Whether you choose to adopt a city trail or just encourage your employees to take advantage of one, you can benefit because healthy employees can lead to a healthy bottom line.
Happy trails to you!
"A lot of people like to get out on their lunch hour and get some fresh air and clear their minds," says Liz Ketabian, a City of Carlsbad park planner and trail manager. "Who wouldn't want to walk along the sea wall on their lunch hour or escape to a secluded nature trail?"
City trails provide a benefit that employers can offer employees at no cost. The city's General Plan designates parks and trails as a way to provide healthy activities for residents and employees who work in Carlsbad, and trails are intertwined with our business parks by design. They provide opportunities for people who work here to get out and enjoy our exceptional climate and beautiful vistas.
Ketabian points out that the city has made an effort to provide a trail within a 15-minute walk of every front door, whether it's a home or business, so chances are there's a fantastic trail near your work location.
If you work in the Carlsbad Research Center, for example, the Golf Course-Veterans Park Trail, which has a trailhead at the Crossings at Carlsbad, opens up three miles of paved and unpaved walkways. The trails start at the west end of the golf course, bridge Macario Creek on one of the golf cart paths, pass under Faraday Avenue via a tunnel, and emerge at Veterans Park.
Or if you work along the Palomar Airport Road corridor, an interesting trail network to explore is Rancho Carrillo, which provides four miles of pathways on the east and west sides of Melrose Drive.
Or if you're in the Carlsbad Oaks North or Palomar Forum business park, you can hike a rugged trail that winds through native habitat along the Buena Vista Creek tributary. This trail has picnic areas at each end, as well as information kiosks. The picnic areas are located at the trail's south end at Palomar Airport Road and Melrose, and at the north end at El Fuerte and Faraday avenues.
In southern Carlsbad, the La Costa Glen Trail has a trailhead near The Forum Carlsbad shopping center that launches you along Encinitas Creek.
Employees at RBF Consulting, a member of the Michael Baker Corp., a planning, design and construction firm, hike regularly on the Agua Hedionda Trail, which is near their offices on Avenida Encinas. They also like the Batiquitos Lagoon Trail, which offers wonderful bird-watching opportunities.
"We found the Carlsbad trail system to be well maintained and virtually trash free, an exceptional amenity for North County residents and businesses," said RBF office manager Scott Taylor, an avid hiker, biker and runner.
RBF Consulting specializes in professional design services aimed at sustainable development, such as biking, walking, and trails on transportation projects. The firm is currently working on the segment of the Coastal Rail Trail that connects the city of Oceanside and downtown Carlsbad. The Coastal Rail Trail, one of the city's most popular, parallels the Coaster commuter tracks and will ultimately link Oceanside and San Diego.
The company is so taken with the city's trail system that it has joined the City of Carlsbad Adopt-A-Trail program, and will be improving trails in the Lake Calavera Preserve.
"We are committed to one year of volunteer services to routinely inspect the trails, and to participate in a minimum of two trail projects during the year," said Kate Shatila, an RBF project engineer who was appointed trail captain. "We will begin our first project in early fall installing pavers where water is migrating across the trail, causing rutting."
Whether you choose to adopt a city trail or just encourage your employees to take advantage of one, you can benefit because healthy employees can lead to a healthy bottom line.
Happy trails to you!