NEW National Recreation Trails Announced Ahead of National Trails Day
June, 2014 – On June 6, 2014, Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, designated 21 trails as National Recreational Trails (NRTs). These trails were designated as National Recreation Trails because they are exemplary trails of local and regional significance. Through designation, these trails are recognized as part of America’s national system of trails.
Benefits of NRT designation also includes access to technical assistance, access to funding opportunities, and inclusion in the online NRT database.
American Hiking Society congratulates all who had a hand in creating, maintaining, and promoting these newly designated NRTs.
The newly designated National Recreational Trails are:
Wild Burro Trail, Arizona
North Slope Trail, California
Ventura River Parkway Trail, California
Apalachicola River Blueway, Florida
Harbins Park Trail System, Georgia
Little Mulberry Park Trails, Georgia
McDaniel Farm Park Trail, Georgia
Settles Bridge Park Trail, Georgia
Dedham Loop Water Trail, Massachusetts
Mass Central Rail Trail (Northampton Section), Massachusetts
New Haven & Northampton Canal Rail Trail (Northampton Section), Massachusetts
Copper Harbor Trails, Michigan
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, New York
Harlem Valley Rail Trail – Columbia County, New York
Harlem Valley Rail Trail – Dutchess County, New York
Hudson Valley Rail Trail, New York
Long Path through Mine Kill State Park, New York
Rocky Knob Park Trail System, North Carolina
Horse-Shoe Trail – Warwick to FCSP Section, Pennsylvania
SC Revolutionary Rivers, South Carolina
Urban Wilderness South Loop Trail, Tennessee
