Talk:Trail

message: Re the recent edit,
*"The National Trails System includes highways and water routes, as well as hiking trails";
the National Trail System doesn't seem to include highways. Rwood128 (talk) 21:05, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Trails Systems

message: Doesn't some of the discussion in the section 'Bicycle trails' belong under 'Trail construction'? Rwood128 (talk) 18:27, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bicycle Trails 

message: Is this section really needed? What does it add but what is obvious? I've never met these terms which sound bureaucratic. Any objection to deleting it? Rwood128 (talk) 01:46, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not from me. Obscurasky (talk) 09:48, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trail system layout 

message: Could the first sentence be rewritten to actually state what the article is about? That is what I want to know when starting to read an article. What the word usually means or to what it might be applied, can be told later.
Now the first sentence reads:
: A trail is usually a path, track or unpaved lane or road, though the term is also applied, in North America, to routes along rivers, and sometimes to highways.
In this case it is obvious that the title is at least somewhat ambiguous. For non-native speakers, of which there are lots on English Wikipedia, even an exact title is often not enough, as the (main) word used may not be well-known.
--LPfi (talk) 07:35, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  First sentence 

message: Current use of "Type" seems to blend Uses, Origin and Setting.  For clearer, more disciplined categorization, may I suggest ... 
Trail Uses (Modes of Travel) -- which is most of the current "Types"
* Segregated, non-motorized uses
** Bicycle trail (main: Bike path) - typically urban/suburban and paved for commuters, but also consider wilderness routes mountain biking 
** Cross-country skiing trail - and other winter sports like snowshoeing, usually in countryside and wilderness settings
** Equestrian trail (main: Bridle path) - horseback riding
** Footpath - ranging from sidewalks and paved urban walkways to wilderness hiking trails
** Shared-use path (aka multi-use trail) - usually allowing combination of activities such as walking/jogging, bicycling, inline skating, people in wheelchairs
* Motorized and other uses
** Off-road vehicle trail (see also Off-roading, Jeep trail) - for any type of Off-road vehicle (Four-wheel drive, All-terrain vehicle); see also Off-road park
** Snowmobile trail (?) - often winter use of an ATV trail, but also on lake ice (like a Winter road)
** Water trail
Suggest not categorizing by trail/path surfacing (paving asphalt/concrete/brick vs gravel vs natrual/dirt vs winter snow ...) as these are determined by the uses.
Trail Origin - often there is a historical Greenway source/precursor:
* Desire path - whether created by humans or animals
* Forest road, Firebreak
* Historical Trade route
* Holloway (Sunken lane)
* Rail trail - also Rails with trails where a railway continues to run 
* Towpath or other waterfront path  
Or then, just new Transportation planning (e.g. Bicycle transportation planning and engineering)
Trail Setting
* Urban (including Suburban)
** Linear Park
* Rural/Countryside
* Wilderness  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pvalanne (talk • contribs) 09:02, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Types, Types and Types - Trail ''Use'' vs. ''Origin'' vs. ''Setting'' 

message: Re the discussion of rating above, might the article be further improved by adding a history section? See Ancient trackway, Old military roads of Scotland, and Drove road. Rwood128 (talk) 21:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  History