| Trails indicating Tick Presence | Trails not indicating Tick Presence | Overall | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Count | 65 | – | 632 | – | 697 | 100% | – |
State Region | |||||||
 North | 12 | 18% | 222 | 35% | 234 | 34% | <  0.001*** |
 Central | 3 | 5% | 212 | 34% | 215 | 31% |  |
 South | 50 | 77% | 198 | 31% | 248 | 36% |  |
Land Management Type | |||||||
 Municipal | 3 | 5% | 133 | 21% | 136 | 20% | < 0.001*** |
 County | 1 | 2% | 78 | 12% | 79 | 11% |  |
 State | 31 | 48% | 220 | 35% | 251 | 36% |  |
 Federal | 22 | 34% | 48 | 8% | 70 | 10% |  |
 Private | 6 | 9% | 101 | 16% | 107 | 15% |  |
 Unknown | 2 | 3% | 52 | 8% | 54 | 8% |  |
Route Type | |||||||
 Loop | 53 | 82% | 463 | 73% | 516 | 74% | 0.348 |
 Out & back | 9 | 14% | 129 | 20% | 138 | 20% |  |
 Point to point | 3 | 5% | 40 | 6% | 43 | 6% |  |
Average Trail Length, mi | 6.2 | – | 4.2 | – | 4.4 | – | < 0.001*** |
(Median, mi) | 4.4 | Â | 2.2 | Â | 2.4 | Â | Â |
Average Elevation Gain, ft | 721.3 | – | 278.9 | – | 319.9 | – | < 0.001*** |
(Median, ft) | 472 | Â | 111 | Â | 124 | Â | Â |