BOTETOURT COUNTY, Virginia. – We’re informed that the Kids in Parks program of Botetourt County and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation just opened a new kid- and family-friendly walking trail on the Cherry Blossom Trail on Saturday.

According to Botetourt County, the grand opening was held in conjunction with National TRACK Trails Day, an annual event celebrating the Kids in Parks program’s national network of child- and family-friendly TRACK Trails.

This year’s celebration marked the 15th anniversary of the program and the Cherry Blossom TRACK Trail is the newest TRACK Trail in the Kids in Parks network.

According to the district, TRACK Trails are a type of environmental scavenger hunt where young children and their families can unwind and get active outdoors.

“With each of our TRACK trails, we aim to introduce children to the joys of exploring the outdoors,” said Jason Urroz, director of Kids in Parks. “Our ultimate goal is to help families fall in love with nature so they recognize the value that public lands have on their lives and become stewards of natural spaces like Greenfield Recreation Park and the surrounding area in the future.”

We were told that the TRACK Trail is the 31st location in Virginia and is located alongside other regional locations in Roanoke, Lexington, Buena Vista and Lynchburg.