A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour

The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay

 is a beautiful, unique pedestrian bridge that crosses the Sacramento River and connects the Nationally-designated trail system in Redding, California, with the Turtle Bay Exploration Park and McConnell Arboretum.

Sacramento River Trail Suspension Bridge

The southern portion covers 2.5 miles of fairly flat spaces and rolling hills to the pedestrian foot bridge below Keswick Dam. This bridge, the first of its kind in North America, is a 13-foot-wide, 420-foot-long concrete stress-ribbon structure, and is promoted by the State Department of Parks and Recreation as an "environmentally safe bridge."

Crossing over to the north side, the trail continues for another 1.4 miles over steeper, more rugged terrain that contours with the river. There is a slight break through a comfortable residential area, and then the trail picks up again for .8 of a mile and exits on Lake Redding Drive, near Caldwell Park and the original entrance. From start to finish, the complete loop is approximately 6 miles and can easily be walked in a couple of hours.

To complement the original 6 mil loop, a 1.7 mile extension of the Sacramento River Trial has been added on the river's north bank from the Diestlehorst Bridge to Benton Ranch. The new section of trail is 12 feet across and runs downriver through Lake Redding and Caldwell Parks under the Market Street vehicle bridge, through the McConnell Arboretum and up the hill to Hilltop Drive.