Trail Management Areas

8353 – Trail Management Areas – Secretarially Designated National Recreation, Water, and Connecting and Side Trails.

This release transmits one of three manuals in the National Trails System manual series (BLM Manuals 8353, 6250, and 6260/6270). This manual addresses secretarially designated National Recreation Trails (Including the National Water Trails) and Connecting and Side Trails, including requirements for cooperative relationships; trail marking; identifying, evaluating and recommending trails; nominating trails through the submission of application packages; and data and records management.

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