not evident. Regulatory and user reassurance reassurance. user resource . reassurance. Regulatory Regulatory and protection signing and resource Regulatory and resource Regulatory and infrequent . protection resource protection signing resource signing Destination protection signing common. protection infrequent. signing typically may be common. signing Destination infrequent common. Destination Destination signing common outside of signing, signing likely outside of Destination wilderness; unless outside of wilderness; signing generally not required, wilderness; generally not common. present in generally not generally not present in Information and wilderness areas. present . present in wilderness areas. interpretive Information and wilderness areas Information Information and signs common. interpretive . and interpretive signs Accessibility signing interpretive Information and may be common information uncommon. signing interpretive signs outside wilderness likely displayed generally not may be present areas. at trailhead. present. outside of Accessibility wilderness . information likely displayed at trailhead. Trail Trail Class 1 Trail Class 2 Trail Class 3 Trail Class 4 Trail Class 5 Attributes Minimally Moderately Developed Highly Developed Fully Developed Developed Developed Typical Natural and Natural and Natural and May be modified. May be highly unmodified. essentially primarily modified. Recreation ROS: Typically unmodified. unmodified. ROS: Semi-Primitive to Commonly Environs Typically ROS: Typically ROS: Typically Rural. associated with & Primitive to Primitive to Primitive to visitor centers or WROS: Typically Experience3 Roaded Roaded Natural. Roaded Natural. high-use Portal or Natural. recreation sites. WROS: Typically WROS: Typically Transition. WROS: Primitive to Semi-Primitive to ROS: Typically Typically Transition. Roaded Natural Primitive to to Urban. Generally not . present in wilderness areas. 1 For management standards, potential appropriateness of Trail Classes for Managed Uses, technical specifications by Trail Class and Designed Use, and other related guidance, refer to agency-specific guidelines and reference material. 2 For standards and guidelines for the use of signs and posters along trails, refer to agency-specific guidelines. 3 The National Trail Management Class matrix shows the combinations of Trail Class and Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) or Wilderness Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (WROS) settings that commonly occur, although trails in all Trail Classes may and do occur in all settings. For guidance on the
not evident. Regulatory and resource protection signing infrequent. Destination signing, unless required, generally not present . Information and interpretive signing generally not present. Regulatory and resource protection signing infrequent . Destination signing typically infrequent outside of wilderness; generally not present in wilderness areas. Information and interpretive signing uncommon. user reassurance . Regulatory and resource protection signing may be common. Destination signing likely outside of wilderness; generally not present in wilderness areas . Information and interpretive signs may be present outside of wilderness . reassurance. Regulatory and resource protection signing common. Destination signing common outside of wilderness; generally not present in wilderness areas. Information and interpretive signs may be common outside wilderness areas. Accessibility information likely displayed at trailhead. user reassurance. Regulatory and resource protection signing common. Destination signing common. Information and interpretive signs common. Accessibility information likely displayed at trailhead. Trail Attributes Trail Class 1 Minimally Developed Trail Class 2 Moderately Developed Trail Class 3 Developed Trail Class 4 Highly Developed Trail Class 5 Fully Developed Typical Recreation Environs & Experience3 Natural and unmodified. ROS: Typically Primitive to Roaded Natural. WROS: Typically Primitive to . Natural and essentially unmodified. ROS: Typically Primitive to Roaded Natural. WROS: Typically Primitive to Natural and primarily unmodified. ROS: Typically Primitive to Roaded Natural. WROS: Typically Semi-Primitive to Transition. May be modified. ROS: Typically Semi-Primitive to Rural. WROS: Typically Portal or Transition. May be highly modified. Commonly associated with visitor centers or high-use recreation sites. ROS: Typically Roaded Natural to Urban. Generally not present in wilderness areas. 1 For management standards, potential appropriateness of Trail Classes for Managed Uses, technical specifications by Trail Class and Designed Use, and other related guidance, refer to agency-specific guidelines and reference material. 2 For standards and guidelines for the use of signs and posters along trails, refer to agency-specific guidelines. 3 The National Trail Management Class matrix shows the combinations of Trail Class and Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) or Wilderness Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (WROS) settings that commonly occur, although trails in all Trail Classes may and do occur in all settings. For guidance on the
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