Cycling in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

In Japan I've been seeing some kind of rubberized surfaces (with some cushioning) for trails, in either red or green colour. Is that asphalt mixed with tire rubber, or something like that?

By the description of it, it sounds like the poured rubber and stone surfaces used in some playgrounds:

https://www.totturf.com/playground-surfa...-in-place/

I'd be surprised to see it used on a trail though, while it would provide nice cushioning, I can't imagine it's a long wearing surface, certainly I don't think it would stand up to the relatively high motor vehicle traffic on our trails (and I don't just mean plows, which could be replaced with heating).