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New Orleans metro now has a public mountain bike trail — quite the feat for a place that's below sea level and has no mountains.
What they did: Jefferson Parish officials built a 5.15-mile trail in Parc des Familles in Marrero.
- It features manmade challenges using recycled concrete hills and bridges to create drops and steps, parish officials say.
- It's free to use and will be open year-round.
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