Title: Trail - Wikipedia
Headings: Trail
Trail
Contents
Usage
History
Types
Segregated trail
Bicycle trail
Cross-country skiing trail
Equestrian trail
Footpath
Motorized trail
Water trail
Shared-use trail
Forest road
Holloway
Rail trail
Towpath
Urban trails
Urban Trail
Alley
Trail system layout
Linear-trail system
Looped-trail system
Administration
Europe
UK and Ireland
United States
Universal-access trails
Construction
On slopes
Drainage
Maintenance
Navigation
Classification
See also
References
Further reading

Content: In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, path or footpath is the preferred term for a walking trail. The term is also applied in North America to routes along rivers, and sometimes to highways. In the US, the term was historically used for a route into or through wild territory used by emigrants (e.g. the Oregon Trail ). In the USA "trace" is a synonym for trail, as in Natchez Trace. Some trails are single use and can be used only for walking, cycling, horse riding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing; others, as in the case of a bridleway in the UK, are multi-use, and can be used by walkers, cyclists and equestrians. There are also unpaved trails used by dirt bikes and other off-road vehicles, and in some places, like the Alps, trails are used for moving cattle and other livestock . Contents
1 Usage
2 History
3 Types
3.1 Segregated trail
3.1.1 Bicycle trail
3.1.2 Cross-country skiing trail
3.1.3 Equestrian trail
3.1.4 Footpath
3.1.5 Motorized trail
3.1.6 Water trail
3.2 Shared-use trail
3.2.1 Forest road
3.2.2 Holloway
3.2.3 Rail trail
3.2.4 Towpath
3.3 Urban trails
3.3.1 Urban Trail
3.3.2 Alley
4 Trail system layout
4.1 Linear-trail system
4.2 Looped-trail system
5 Administration
5.1 Europe
5.2 UK and Ireland
5.3 United States
5.3.1 Universal-access trails
6 Construction
6.1 On slopes
6.2 Drainage
6.3 Maintenance
6.4 Navigation
6.5 Classification
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
Usage
In Australia, the term track can be used interchangeably with trail or walk, and can refer to anything from a dirt road to an unpaved pedestrian path. Jungle trail inside KLIA Airport
In New Zealand, the terms track or walkway are used almost exclusively except when referring to cross-country skiing: " walkways vary enormously in nature, from short urban strolls, to moderate coastal locations, to challenging tramps [hikes] in the high country [mountains]".