As required in ABAAS, section 307.2, do not allow projections into the clear opening width between the trail surface and 27 inches (685 millimeters) above the trail surface....
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Gates and Barriers
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Applying the Forest Service Trails Accessibility Guidelines
The trail has a "Designed Use" of "Hiker/Pedestrian" as defined in the Federal Trail Data Standards....
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DISCUSSION
This research shows that there is a great diversity in the operating characteristics of various road and trail user types (figure 46)....
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Other Accessibility Web Sites
American Trails http://www.americantrails.org/resources/accessible/ National Center on Accessibility http://ncaonline.org/trails/ USDA Forest Service—Accessibility http://www.fs.fed.us...
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Trails Are Not Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
In contrast, a trail is defined for purposes of Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG) and FSTAG as a route that is designed, constructed, or designated for...
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Trail Terminology
Although this guidebook explains requirements in plain language, some phrases and words are important to understanding how FSTAG is applied. The following terminology isn't organized...
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Designed Use
In conjunction with the applicable "Trail Class," designed use determines which design parameters will apply to a trail....
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Trails and Trailheads [F247.3.1 and F247.5]
Within trailheads and along trails, at least 20 percent, but no less than one, of each type of outdoor constructed feature must comply with the applicable technical requirements for the...
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Managed Use
Managed Use is an FTDS term for the mode(s) of travel for which a trail is actively managed....
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Associated Constructed Feature
Associated Constructed Feature—A constructed element associated with a trail that provides support for trail users but is not a part of the trail tread....
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Trail Constructed Feature
Trail Constructed Feature—A constructed feature that functions as part of the trail tread. Examples include puncheon, trail bridges, boardwalks, waterbars, and switchbacks....
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Trail Classes
Trail Classes broadly organize trails by desired management characteristics and the level of development....
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Setting
Setting is the word used to describe the nature of the surroundings of a trail....
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Construction (Trail Terminology)
Construction is building a new trail or segment of trail where there was no trail before....
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Alteration (Trail Terminology)
An alteration is work done to change the purpose, intent, or function of the trail....
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What do you call a reroute?
If trail work is grouped into only three categories— construction, alteration, and maintenance—what category do things like rerouting, reconstruction, and extensions of existing trails fall...
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Trail Construction Techniques
The "Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook" includes practical techniques used to construct and maintain trails....
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Conditions for an Exception in FSTAG
If a condition for an exception occurs only on part of the trail or trail component, the technical requirement applies everywhere else....
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Short Hikes and Interesting Features
Sometimes it makes sense to provide a short section of trail meeting the technical requirements for accessibility on a trail that would otherwise be totally exempted from the technical requirements...
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Documenting Exceptions and Notifying the U.S. Access Board About Exemptions
the reason that full compliance wasn't achieved and file it with the project records for the trail construction or alteration project....
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Technical Requirements for Accessible Hiker/Pedestrian Trails
Section 7.4 of FSTAG explains the accessibility requirements for trails, including trail surfacing, clear tread width, grade and cross slope, resting intervals, passing spaces, tread obstacles...
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Resting Intervals on Trails
Provide resting intervals between each trail segment any time the running slope exceeds 1:20 (5 percent) as shown in table 5....
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Passing Spaces on Trails
However, this width is not always appropriate in all settings and for all trail classes....
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Tread Obstacles on Trails
On trails, tread obstacles often occur as a result of ruts, roots, and rocks in the tread surface. Ensure tread obstacles are not more than 2 inches (50 millimeters) high....