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3 <br /> 1 State Trails in North Carolina <br /> 2 State trails are units of the state parks system. <br /> 3 Unlike traditional state parks, the state trails are constructed and managed by a variety of <br /> 4 partners. <br /> 5 o Mountains-to-Sea State Trail <br /> 6 o French Broad River State Trail <br /> 7 o Yadkin River State Trail <br /> 8 o Deep River State Trail <br /> 9 o Fonta Flora State Trail <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Mountains to Sea State Trail <br /> 12 When complete... <br /> 13 1000+ miles long <br /> 14 Pass through more than 30 counties <br /> 15 Link numerous small towns, cities, national parks and forests, wildlife refuges and state <br /> 16 parks <br /> 17 Extend from Clingman's Dome to Jockey's Ridge State Park <br /> 18 "...a trail that would give North Carolina and national visitors a real feel for the sights, sounds <br /> 19 and people of the state." --Howard Lee <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Mountains to Sea State Trail <br /> 22 Master Plan <br /> 23 Goals: <br /> 24 Promote completion of the MST by engaging stakeholders <br /> 25 Confirm the guiding vision and established corridor for the MST <br /> 26 Gather and consolidate information about each segment <br /> 27 Engage agencies, non-profit organizations and volunteers throughout the planning <br /> 28 process <br /> 29 Define and prioritize segments for future planning <br /> 30 Develop tools to support trail partners in planning, constructing, maintaining and <br /> 31 promoting the MST <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Other Planning Efforts <br /> 34 Countywide planning: 19 counties along the MST planning corridor have developed plans to <br /> 35 support trails and recreation in their communities <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Regional planning: The State Trails Program facilitated a series of regional plans organized <br /> 38 around various Councils of Government <br /> 39 Piedmont Triad COG Plan <br /> 40 High Country Regional Trail Concept Map <br /> 41 Isothermal Planning and Development Commission Trail Plan <br /> 42 Land of Sky COG Regional Trails Plan <br /> 43 Southwestern Commission COG <br /> 44 Western Piedmont COG Final Regional Trail Plan <br /> 45 Croatan Regional Trails Plan <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Other Planning Efforts <br /> 48 State Trail Planning: <br /> 49 MST East Conceptual Plan <br /> 50 MST Eastern Piedmont Plan <br />