Trail Rx Stop 6 on the ​Highway to Health Trail is a shelter known as Hartman Station. It is a familiar landmark and rest place for those who use the South Riverside hard surface bike trail, which is a segment of the Highway to Health Trail. Hartman Station is located fairly near the center of the collective acreage that makes up Hartman Reserve Nature Center. Your mental health prescription for this Trail Rx stop is below. You may read the invitation, or you may listen to a recording of the invitation. Be sure the volume on your phone or ear buds is turned up so that you can comfortably hear the speaker. After listening to the recording, you may need to stop the Soundcloud application from automatically advancing to another audio file. Perhaps you'll want to take some time after reading or listening to the invitation to reflect or to notice your environment.

Click here for a recording of the following invitation:
You are invited to wander in any direction that calls you and notice the aromas in the forest. Just step off the trail a few feet and breathe deeply through your nose and then out through your mouth. What aromas can you sense? Notice the sensation of your breath as you inhale and exhale. What are you feeling?

Benefits: 
​In a study of over 19,000 participants, those who spent a minimum of 120 minutes (or two hours) in nature per week had a higher likelihood of reporting good health and well-being, compared to those who had no nature contact (White, 2019). Take the one-hour walk (non-stop) around the Highway to Health a couple times per week and notice the effect on your own health and well-being.