Over the past months, trails in North Carolina have seen higher use, a product of safety-seeking measures prompted by Covid-19. For Elkin, this highlighted what many in the town already knew; that our natural resources are true assets that can bring joy and satisfaction and even turn around a small town’s economic future. We spoke with Elkin local Bob Hillyer, founding member of the Elkin Valley Trails Association (EVTA), a group that has worked hard to counter the loss of industry in Elkin by leveraging a surrounding network of trails to draw hikers, commerce, and community back to their main street.

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