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Afloodlit trail (Norwegian:Lysløype;Swedish:Elljusspår) is anelectricallyilluminatedtrail, often completely or partly in aforest.[1]
Floodlit trails are used forjogging orwalking, even during hours of darkness. They often take the form of landscaped trails withgravel orwoodchips as a surface layer.[2] When snow-covered,snowshoe andskiing trails may begroomed.[1] While groomed, pedestrian use may be restricted.[3]
An illuminated track inOslo, Norway was opened in 1946.
Most of the floodlit trails were constructed during the 1970s. As of 2019[update], there are about 1700 illuminated trails in Sweden.[1] A common length of an electric light trail in Sweden is about 2 to 2.5 kilometres (1.2 to 1.6 mi).
