Healthy Shasta Walks

Healthy Shasta aims to encourage people to walk and bike more for both transportation and recreation while working behind the scenes to support the creation of environments that make bicycling and walking easier, safer and more convenient for transportation and recreation.

Walktober 2025 Recap

The Walktober annual walking challenge was a huge success!  We awarded many prizes, and all people had to do was walk!

October 31st doesn’t have to be the end. Use the momentum that you have built all month to keep moving. Walk breaks, walking meetings, family walks, and more can be part of your normal rhythm.

Are you looking for some walking or hiking inspiration? Check out the Healthy Shasta Trails page and our local walks guides.

Walktober recap and fun facts!

• 1418 participants (highest ever!) walking an average of 7,826 steps/day
• 738 participants were brand new to Walktober!
• 148 teams – including 121 workplaces (including schools), 13 schools, and 27 community teams
• We walked an average of 344,002,185 steps over the course of October, or about 132,308 miles, enough to circle the world over 5 times!

From the eligible teams (4 or more participants) that walked over 6,000 average steps/day, “Stellar Trail Crushers” (workplace) and “Moving Shasta Forward” (community team) were drawn, and they each got to choose a charity for Healthy Shasta to award $500. First 5 Shasta and Whiskeytown Environmental School (WES) Community were chosen as the charities, respectively.

The top three teams* with the highest daily average steps were:

• The Reel Wokers 773,958 average total steps
• The Morning Club 549,734 average total steps
• Redding Outdoor Addiction and Recovery 537,520 average total steps

The top team* in each category won wood plaques made by Shasta Union High School Districts Ag Program students:

• Workplace – The Reel Wokers from Public Health
• Community – The Morning Club
• School – Alta Mesa Walkinators

Follow Healthy Shasta on social media for updates and check back here, or sign up for our monthly newsletter for more information on community walks and other walking/trail resources.

Keep on Steppin’, Shasta!  Healthy Shasta | Facebook

*teams consisted of 4 or more participants who walked an average of 6,000 or more steps/day

 

Community Walking Resources

Check out this new series of Downtown Redding Walking Maps. The four different maps provide themed points of interest to explore in Downtown. This project was in collaboration with Healthy Shasta, Viva Downtown Redding, the City of Redding, and Visit Redding and was funded by the Upstate California Creative Corps in 2023-2024. Tyler Brown Cifu Shuster created the maps. Walks will continue Thursdays from May 30 through June 27, 2024 at 6:30 pm from Downtown Redding. Follow us for details @HealthyShasta or Healthy Shasta.

Downtown Historical Map

Mural Map

Calaboose Creek Map

Downtown to Trails Map

Walk with a Doc with Mercy Foundation North and Dignity Health – Monthly walks with various health topics led by medical professionals. Request schedule of walks.

Learn more about Redding Downtown Murals  – a work in progress!

Healthy Shasta Walks Passport – Walking Inspiration for Anytime

Do you have a goal to be more active in 2025?

The Walks Passport is a way to make something we do everyday fun and provides an opportunity to explore more of our community. Although the Walks Passport program has been discontinued, you can still access the Passport from 2024 and use it as a fun family or solo activity at anytime.

Click here to download and print a copy: Healthy Shasta 2024 Walks Passport

Find Places to Walk and People to Walk With

Photo Credit Cameron Lievense, Redding, CA Your Year Your Life Photo by Emerson Ward on Unsplash Your Steps

• Local Trail Maps
• Local Recreation Groups
• Ranger Programs – Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
• Ranger-led Programs – Lassen Volcanic National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
• Redding Ramblers Hiking Group (Redding, CA) | Meetup
• Safe Routes to School – healthyshasta.org
• Shasta Dogs | Redding CA | Facebook

Local Walking Guides

Walking in nature also provides a way to reduce and manage the stress of daily life.

Share Your Story: Shape Our Streets.

We want your feedback on where to improve bikeways, sidewalks, and crossings. Help us make roadways safer for all users in Shasta County. Share your experiences about transportation crashes, near-misses, general hazards, and safe locations you travel. Simply go to Street Story, which is an easy to use online tool to share your story on an interactive map. Your comments will be used by local  agencies to help plan, develop, and improve local transportation projects for safer access for walking, biking, and transit. Thank you for contributing!

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