The Unique Health Benefits of Autumn Hikes

It’s the best season for forest bathing

Cortney Clift
Elemental
Published in
5 min readNov 12, 2019

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TThere is no better time to hit the hiking trails than in fall, and outdoor lovers know it. In Shenandoah National Park — where the leaves are famously on a blazing display — the number of park visitors nearly doubled from over 109,780 people to over 202,300 between the months of September and October in 2018. Cooler…

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Cortney Clift
Elemental

Cortney Clift is a Brooklyn-based journalist who writes about food, travel, and wellness.