Hiker preferences for trail features and maps

Roger E. McCay

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Hiker preferences for trail features and maps

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Roger E. McCay

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-262. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

Hikers at a Pennsylvania state park were asked what items were essential to their trail experience. From a list of 18 items, an overwhelming majority of hikers wanted to see trail names and directional signs along a natural surfaced trail.

Citation

McCay, Roger E. 1978. Hiker preferences for trail features and maps. Research Note NE-262. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.