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Brief description: Is it a path between houses to access the greenbelt, a perimeter trail around the neighbourhood, a trail leading downtown, ... |
Physical features: characteristics of the land |
natural features, destinations |
- hill
- stream
- open forest
- interesting environment
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- pond
- wetland
- canyon/cliffs
- large rocks, outcrops
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surface |
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style of trail/path width |
- single path
- lots of narrow, windy bits
- double track
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- sidewalk, no buffer
- sidewalk, buffer
- road
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elevation changes |
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Signage, interpretation: Trailhead, theme signs and stories about the trail |
signage |
- trailhead(s) clearly marked
- sign posts on trail
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- map (with an
inset location map)
- distances between intersections
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interpreted |
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intersections with other trails |
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Subjective: tolerances are different |
quiet |
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safe |
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travel past development, along road |
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- featureless
- very unappealing
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trailhead close to residence |
- people will only walk ?? to get to start
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scenic |
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land variety |
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shortest route |
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has people features |
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winter use |
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- used often enough to be followable
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Network: what other trails are in the area |
part of loop trail |
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variety of options to go in different directions |
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side trails |
variety of trails in network |
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variety of times/lengths |
- short–long, quick to a few hours
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Barriers: what make it that you can't go forward without some fix |
landform |
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human-made crossing situations |
- road, no pedestrian
- road with crossing
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- highway, no pedestrian
- highway with crossing
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impenetrable situations |
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- housing with no alley shortcuts
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Management: who looks after the trail and who makes rules |
part of city park |
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shared with other user groups |
- with bicycles
- no ATV, no snowmobile
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- ATV allowed
- snowmobiles allowed
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sustainable |
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trail under stewardship |
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Maintenance: what things need doing |
work needed |
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- re-routing
- side hill switchback
- trail delineation/edging
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