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Atlantic Canada Trails Association Are you on the right path? Destination Trail Assessment What makes a Trail a Destination? Destination Means Travel Within the province (90 minutes + by car) = $ From adjacent provinces = $00 From

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Atlantic Canada Trails Association Are you on the right path?

Destination Trail Assessment

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What makes a Trail a Destination?

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Destination Means Travel

Within the province (90 minutes + by car) = $
From adjacent provinces = $00
From other parts of North America = $000
From overseas = $0000

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A Destination Trail has…

Lure
destination appeal
Experience
WOW
Lasting impressions
word of mouth
ie will propogate its appeal in the market

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ACT Destination Assessment Tool (ADAT)

Evaluates the whole trail experience (from beginning to end)
Measures the destination potential of the trail product …

potential to be a lure, a WOW experience and create lasting impressions for the visitor.

Provides information (to trail operators) on how to enhance

the quality of the trail experience

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Measurement criteria

Trip planning
Finding the trail
Arrival
On the trail
Experience (highlights of the trail).
Amenities and tourism services

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Web site

A destination trail should offer clear and comprehensive information and planning tools to the prospective visitor.

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Finding the Trail

Clear information and good way-finding (road signage etc.) should be provided to enable visitors to easily find the entrance to the trail.

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Entry Point

Clear, well-designed trail signs should be located at each entry. Ideally, signs should include an accurate map of the trail

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On the Trail

Navigation

A destination Trail should provide adequate trail navigation tools to ensure that the trail route is clear to all users.

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Trail Conditions - hiking

Trails should be in good condition, with a hard stable surface and generally dry, free of erosion, clear of windfalls and debris. Trail construction and maintenance should be sensitive to ecological and aesthetic factors.

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Cycling

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Design - features

A high quality, multi-dimensional trail design that highlights the most interesting and extraordinary features of the natural and cultural landscape.

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Design - Innovation

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Design - Environment

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Design - Safety

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Design - Interpretation

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Experience

A destination trail should have a brand or theme consistent with the attributes of the region and be consistent with key tourism themes of the province.

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Natural Features

A destination trail features and includes panoramic view-planes and a diversity of landscapes, extra-ordinary geographic features and recognized natural phenomena.

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Cultural features