National Trails System units

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federally designated long-distance trails system protected area network

National Trails System units are federally designated long-distance trails in the United States that preserve scenic, historic, and recreational routes across diverse landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
National Trails System 7
National Scenic Trail 4
National Scenic Trails 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federally designated long-distance trails system ⓘ
protected area network ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
surface form: Bureau of Land Management

National Park Service ⓘ
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
local agencies ⓘ
nonprofit trail organizations ⓘ
state agencies ⓘ
benefit heritage tourism ⓘ
outdoor recreation economy ⓘ
conservationRole protect cultural resources ⓘ
protect historic routes and sites ⓘ
protect scenic landscapes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designatedBy United States Congress ⓘ
federal agencies ⓘ
designationType National Historic Trail ⓘ
National Recreation Trail ⓘ
National Trails System units self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Scenic Trail

connecting or side trail ⓘ
feature camping areas ⓘ
interpretive sites ⓘ
long-distance trail corridors ⓘ
trailheads ⓘ
wayfinding signs and markers ⓘ
governedBy National Trails System Act management policies ⓘ
hasPart National Historic Trail ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Trails

National Recreation Trail ⓘ
surface form: National Recreation Trails

National Trails System units self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Scenic Trails

connecting and side trails ⓘ
hasScope national-scale trail networks ⓘ
legalBasis National Trails System Act ⓘ
surface form: National Trails System Act of 1968
managedThrough cooperative agreements with partners ⓘ
partOf National Trails System units self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Trails System
purpose preserve historic routes ⓘ
preserve scenic routes ⓘ
promote public access to outdoor recreation ⓘ
provide recreational opportunities ⓘ
supportsActivity backpacking ⓘ
bicycling ⓘ
cross-country skiing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
traverses federal lands ⓘ
local government lands ⓘ
private lands ⓘ
state lands ⓘ
typicalLength hundreds to thousands of miles ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

National Historic Trail → contrastedWith → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trail
National Trails System Act → definesTrailCategory → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trails
Appalachian Trail → designation → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trail
National Trails System units → designationType → National Trails System units self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trail
National Recreation Trail → distinguishedFrom → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trail
National Trails System Act → establishes → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Trails System
National Trails System units → hasPart → National Trails System units self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trails
United States National Park System → hasPart → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trails
National Conservation Lands → includes → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Scenic Trails
United States protected areas system → includes → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Trails System
Appalachian Trail → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Trails System
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States National Trails System
Mormon Trail → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Trails System
National Historic Trail → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States National Trails System
National Recreation Trail → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Trails System
National Trails System units → partOf → National Trails System units self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Trails System
Pacific Crest Trail → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Trails System
PCT → partOf → National Trails System units ⓘ
subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail
this entity surface form: National Trails System
National Millennium Trail → relatedTo → National Trails System units ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Trails System
National Park Service → responsibleFor → National Trails System units ⓘ