Trail Type
A category that reflects the predominant trail surface and general mode of travel accommodated by a trail.
There are three Trails Types:
Standard/Terra Trail: A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.
Snow Trail: A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of snow or ice and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.
Water Trail: A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of water (but may include land-based portages) and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.
This management concept allows managers to identify trail-specific Design Parameters or technical specifications, management needs, and the cost of managing the trail for particular uses and/or seasons by trail or trail segment.
1. Inventory trails and identify the appropriate Design Parameters or technical specifications, management needs, and management costs for trail using the Trail Types.
2. Identify only one Trail Type per trail.
3. Identify the Trail Type for each trail based on applicable land management plan direction, travel management decisions, trail-specific decisions, and other related direction.
4. Inventory both trails and Trail Types when two trails overlap, for example, when a Snow Trail overlaps a Standard Terra Trail.
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