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There's a quiet trend spreading from Germany's Black Forest to the edges of Route 66 in Arizona: barefoot walking trails, designed specifically to reconnect people with the natural world beneath their feet. At Germany's Park mit allen Sinnen ("park with all senses"), visitors remove their shoes for a two-kilometre walk over mud, pine needles, wet stone, and cool grass. It's not a gimmick. The idea traces back to 19th-century naturopath Sebastian Kneipp, who championed barefoo