State Trails are one of the principal components of the State Trail System. State Trails may be either long-distance, hiking trails or paddle trails. State Trails may have land components for providing a trail corridor or for protecting significant features or resources along the trail. Most of these lands are leased to other land management agencies. All of the State Trails are joint projects with other government agencies and nonprofit organizations. The following is the NC Division of Parks & Recreation description of State Trails:
The North Carolina Trails System Act was passed in 1973 to help provide for the state’s outdoor recreation needs and to promote public access to natural and scenic areas. The act prescribed methods for establishing a statewide system of scenic trails, recreation trails, and connecting or side trails. The Trails System includes “park trails”, which are designated and managed as units of the State Parks System known as State Trails, and “designated trails”, which are managed by other governmental agencies or corporations.
| State Trail | Region | Length | Size | Established | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River State Trail | 7000300000000000000Piedmont | 50000000000000000000 miles (0 km) | 70031274000000000001,274 acres (5.16 km2) | 2007 | Under planning |
| French Broad River State Trail | 7000400000000000000Mountains | 700167000000000000067 miles (108 km) | 50000000000000000000 acres (0 km2) | 1897 | paddle trail |
| Mountains-to-Sea State Park Trail | 5000000000000000000State | 7002530000000000000530 miles (850 km) | 7002691000000000000691 acres (2.80 km2) | 2000 | The Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) is a Long-distance, hiking trail, which runs across North Carolina from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. Still a work in progress, the trail will be approximately a 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long when completed. |
| Yadkin River State Trail | 7000300000000000000Piedmont | 7002130000000000000130 miles (210 km) | 50000000000000000000 acres (0 km2) | 1987 | This paddle trail is along a mostly free-flowing stretch of the Yadkin River between the W. Kerr Scott Dam and the beginning of High Rock Lake. There are only two small impoundments along the trail, and neither one creates a large reservoir. |
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