National Recreation Trail

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United States federal designation recreation trail trail designation

A National Recreation Trail is a federally recognized trail in the United States designated for its outstanding recreation opportunities and contribution to public access and enjoyment of the outdoors.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
National Recreation Trails 2
National Recreation Trails Program 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal designation ⓘ
recreation trail ⓘ
trail designation ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
allows nonmotorized recreation ⓘ
associatedWithProgram National Recreation Trail self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Recreation Trails Program
benefit community engagement ⓘ
environmental stewardship ⓘ
local economies ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
canBeTypeOf bicycle trail ⓘ
equestrian trail ⓘ
hiking trail ⓘ
multi‑use trail ⓘ
water trail ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criteria contribution to public access ⓘ
contribution to public enjoyment of the outdoors ⓘ
outstanding recreation opportunities ⓘ
designationAuthority United States Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of Agriculture

United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of the Interior
designationLevel national ⓘ
distinguishedFrom National Historic Trail ⓘ
National Trails System units ⓘ
surface form: National Scenic Trail
focus recreation use rather than long‑distance travel ⓘ
geographicCoverage multiple U.S. states and territories ⓘ
hasDesignationSign National Recreation Trail emblem ⓘ
legalBasis National Trails System Act ⓘ
managedBy federal land management agencies ⓘ
local governments ⓘ
nonprofit organizations ⓘ
private partners ⓘ
state agencies ⓘ
mayAllow motorized recreation where appropriate ⓘ
partOf National Trails System units ⓘ
surface form: National Trails System
purpose conservation education ⓘ
enjoyment of the outdoors ⓘ
health and fitness ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
public access to the outdoors ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
scope backcountry trails ⓘ
local trails ⓘ
regional trails ⓘ
rural trails ⓘ
urban trails ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Recreation Trail → associatedWithProgram → National Recreation Trail self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Recreation Trails Program
National Historic Trail → contrastedWith → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
National Trails System Act → definesTrailCategory → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Recreation Trails
Illinois Prairie Path → designation → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
National Trails System units → designationType → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
Iron Ore Heritage Trail → hasDesignation → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
Schuylkill River Trail → hasDesignation → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
National Trails System units → hasPart → National Recreation Trail ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Recreation Trails