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Step 3: Apply the Accessibility Provisions
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Openings [1017.6]
Openings are gaps in the surface of a trail....
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Cross Slope [1017.7.2]
Cross slope is the side-to-side slope of a trail tread....
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7.4.2 Clear Tread Width
The clear tread width of the trail shall be at least 36 inches (915 mm)....
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F247.4 Trail Facilities
The facilities are required to comply with the applicable scoping requirements regardless of whether the trail complies with the technical requirements for trails in 1017....
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Trail Slopes
Short sections of steeper trail are allowed so that trails can be constructed in varying terrain....
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Federal Trail Data Standards (FTDS)
Standardized terminology that enable national, regional, and State trail managers, and the public, to use mutually understood terminology for recording, retrieving, and applying spatial...
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Protruding Object
A constructed feature such as a sign that extends into the trail tread more than 4 inches (100 mm) between 27 inches (685 mm) and 80 inches (2030 mm) above the trail tread. ...
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Federal Trail Data Standards (FTDS)
Trails of all kinds, including Congressionally and secretarially-designated trails, are strongly recognized by the public and governmental agencies as important recreational and cultural...
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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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7.4.4 Resting Intervals
Where the trail grade exceeds 1:20 (5 percent), resting intervals shall be provided as specified in Table 7.4.3.1....
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7.1 Conditions for an Exception
Where one or more of the following conditions exists on a trail, an “exception” provided in the guidelines for that specific technical requirement can be used where that condition exists...
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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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Trail Managed Use
Trail Managed Use—Any mode of travel that is actively managed and appropriate for a specific trail or area, based on its design and management....
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Managed Use
There can be more than one Managed Use per trail or trail segment. 3....
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Designed Use
Parameters or technical specifications will apply to a trail. 1....
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Managed Use
An FTDS term for the mode(s) of travel for which a trail is actively managed....
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Maintenance
Routine or periodic repair of trails or trail segments to restore them to the standards to which they were originally designed and built. ...
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Protruding Objects [1017.9]
Objects that protrude into the trail clear tread width, passing spaces, and resting intervals can pose hazards to people who are blind or have low vision....
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1017.8.2 Width
This section requires resting intervals that are provided within the trail tread to be at least as wide as the widest segment of the trail tread leading to the resting interval....
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III. Results of the Study
Accessible Trail Designation Accessible Trail?...
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II. Research Methodology
Research Methodology In 2004, the National Center on Accessibility began the development of protocols for a National trails surface study to evaluate alternatives to asphalt, concrete...
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III. Results of the Study
Results of the Study The purpose of the longitudinal study was to evaluate a variety of aggregate and organic or natural byproduct soil stabilizer trail surface materials for their ability...
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1017.8.2 Width
Where resting intervals are provided within the trail tread, resting intervals shall be at least as wide as the widest segment of the trail tread leading to the resting interval. ...
