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North Carolina Trails »   State Trails »   State Trail Designation Applications

State Trail Designation Applications

Currently, North Carolina boasts 11 state trails:

  • Dan River State Trail
  • Deep River State Trail
  • East Coast Greenway State Trail
  • Fonta Flora State Trail
  • French Broad River State Trail
  • Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail
  • Mountains-to-Sea State Trail
  • Northern Peaks State Trail
  • Overmountain Victory State Trail
  • Wilderness Gateway State Trail
  • Yadkin River State Trail

 

State Trails epitomize partnerships. While a State Park is operated and managed by the Division of Parks and Recreation, a State Trail is comprised of multiple connected sections, and each section of the trail is sponsored by a state or federal agency, local government, or private landowner.

Section sponsors build, maintain, and manage their section of the trail. This includes location, design, surface, permitted uses, and amenities. Section sponsors retain authority on lands under their jurisdiction. They are encouraged to showcase places of natural, scenic, historic, and cultural significance; to feature the diversity of the natural communities and landscapes in the states; to consider the needs of both long- and short-distance hikers; and to employ recognized standards of sustainable trail design and construction. Often, and ideally, section sponsors are supported by dedicated volunteers.

Once a segment of trail is constructed within the planning corridor of a state trail, the section sponsor must apply for official state trail designation. Until the trail segment is designated, it is not part of the state trail.

Part of the process of designation is public notice and the opportunity to review all of the segments of trail that are proposed for designation. This page will be updated periodically with new designation applicants, grouped by the deadline date for public comment.

Please click the links below to learn more about the applicants.

Please email your comments to:
Smith Raynor, State Trails Planner
smith.raynor@ncparks.gov

 

Designation Applicants

  • Comments due November 10, 2021

State Trails

  • Dan River State Trail
  • Deep River State Trail
  • East Coast Greenway State Trail
  • Fonta Flora State Trail
  • French Broad River State Trail
  • Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail
  • Mountains-to-Sea State Trail
  • Northern Peaks State Trail
  • Overmountain Victory State Trail
  • Wilderness Gateway State Trail
  • Yadkin River State Trail
  • State Trail Designation Applications
    • November 10, 2021
  • Complete the Trails Fund
  • Roanoke River State Trail

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