From ridged rocks to horse manure: Russians step on newly-open barefoot trail

Record ID: 1622371

  • Title: From ridged rocks to horse manure: Russians step on newly-open barefoot trail
  • Date: 21st June 2021
  • Summary: MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA (JUNE 19, 2021) (REUTERS) CONIFER CONE / PATH COVERED IN CONES WOMAN WALKING ON CONES ELK STATUE VARIOUS OF WOMAN WALKING ON PARTS OF TRUNK OF TREE WITH BARE FEET VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON BOULDERS WITH BARE FEET (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BAREFOOT TRAIL VISITOR (NO NAME GIVEN), SAYING: "I have some strange impressions. It's unusual." WOMAN WALKING IN HORSE MANURE WITH BARE FEET GARBAGE CAN (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BAREFOOT TRAIL VISITOR, YELENA, SAYING: "I don't know… For me, it was more of a torture trail than a barefoot trail." GARBAGE CAN (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BAREFOOT TRAIL VISITOR, YELENA, SAYING: "I have some dirt waiting for me, so excuse me." CHILD PLAYING IN SAND AS PEOPLE WALK PAST PEOPLE WALKING ON TRAIL GIRL WALKING ON TREE TRUNK AS PEOPLE PASS BY BOY WALKING IN WATER POOL WOMAN WALKING ON BREAK-STONE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BAREFOOT TRAIL VISITOR, NATALYA (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING: "It's unusual. I know it's good for health, but it also trains your willpower as well. We don't walk everything, we walk past some of the trails, but overall, it's great. Especially for the child, he loves it. " VIEW OF PARK TRAIL STARTING POINT
  • Embargoed: 5th July 2021 12:11
  • Keywords: Russia berefoot walking feet forest nature odd
  • Location: MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA
  • City: MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Europe,Human Interest/Brights/Odd News,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EICGZMH
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Pine bark, sea pebble, cones, expanded clay and horse manure - these are just some out of dozens of surfaces which Russians are been dared to walk with their bare feet as they adventure through the newly-opened 'Barefoot trail' in the Moscow region.
    The trail is paved in Moscow's largest Elk Island park. Its designers claim that walking on varied surfaces with bare feet barefoot improves overall health and acts as an act of massage. The path is over three kilometres long and completing it takes some 30-50 minutes on average.
    Walking the whole trail barefoot was a challenge for some of the holidaymakers.
    "For me, it was more of a torture trail than a barefoot trail," said Yelena before jumping in a dirt puddle.
    Despite difficulties, the trail is very popular and hundreds of visitors attempt to make it every day paying 600 roubles ($8.2) each.
    The trail will remain open for the general public till autumn.
    (Production: Dmitry Turlyun, Gennady Novik)
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