MTGA Trails Toolkit

In crowded recreational locales such as open space parks, bikers and hikers increasingly are finding that their recreational outing has evolved into a series of maneuvers to avoid other users.

A Shared-Use Path is intended for use by pedestrians, bicyclists, roller skaters and skate boarders alike. For shared-use trail designated as thoroughfares, the rules commonly associated with a road are applicable to the use of the Shared-Use Paths.

Jefferson County Open Space, with over 120 miles of recreational trails In its system of parks and trails and approximately 1,000,000 visits/ year to that system, has developed methods to reduce trail use conflicts.

List of Resources for Trail Plans Across the U.S. (partial list)