National Recreational Trails
Fund Application

Trail Categories

 Motorized Recreation.
 Non-motorized Recreation.
 Diversified (Multi-use) Recreation

Recreational Trail
      A thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for recreational purposes including, but not limited to, such uses as bicycling, day hiking, equestrian activities, jogging or similar fitness activities, trail biking, overnight and long-distance backpacking, roller skating, in-line skating, running, aquatic or water activity, and vehicular travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive, or all-terrain off-road vehicles. The term "thoroughfare or track" excludes roads generally accessible by low clearance passenger vehicles, unless those roads are specifically designated for trail use by the managing agency, but includes high-clearance primitive roads.

Diversified Trail Use
     The requirement in the NRTFA that not less than 40 percent of the Trails Program funds used for trails or trail-related project in a State be used on projects which provide for the greatest number of compatible recreational purposes or provide for innovative recreational trail corridor sharing to accommodate motorized and non-motorized recreational trail use.

Motorized Recreation
     Off-road recreation using any motorized vehicle. The most common modes are all-terrain vehicle (ATV), four-wheel drive (or other light utility vehicle), motorcycle, and snowmobile. The term excludes motorized wheelchairs as defined under "Wheelchair".

Non-motorized Recreation
     Off-road recreation by a non-motorized mode. The most common modes are bicycle, equestrian, pedestrian, skate, and ski. A mobility-impaired person using a manual or motorized wheelchair shall be treated as a pedestrian.

Wheelchair
     A wheeled device designed for and used by a mobility-impaired person for locomotion, whether manual (propelled by human power) or motorized (self-propelled). A mobility-impaired person using a manual or motorized wheelchair shall be treated as a pedestrian.