![]() The whole system provides an excellent trip through marsh, woods, and beach habitat and ecosystems with excellent overlooks tucked away in the area between the Salt Pond Visitor Center and the upper parking lot at Coast Guard Beach. It hugs the edge of the Salt Pond before going over a small footbridge that leads into a more wooded section of trail that eventually joins other trails that can be followed all the way to Coast Guard Beach and back. The Nauset Marsh Trail starts directly behind the Salt Pond Visitor Center just to the right of the amphitheater. Nauset Marsh Trail to Coast Guard Beach at Cape Cod National Seashore Read more about several options below and be sure to #FindYourPark and state of flow. A few of my favorite trails are in Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Sequoia Kings Canyon in California. The National Park Service (NPS) has over 400 sites across the country offering an incredibly diverse array of beautiful and historically rich running locations that are likely nearby your location. I most often achieve this state of flow while running and it is especially easy for me to reach when trail running - something to do with our primal instincts from hunter-gatherer days and being active in nature I suppose. Did you know there is a scientific term for that calm, meditative feeling you get when you’re on a hike, trail run, or kayaking mellow waters and your mind is completely at ease, taking in the scenery, and maybe daydreaming a little? I call if ‘flow’ and most athletes probably have experienced it and scientists have termed it “soft fascination”. ![]()
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