2023 HIGHLANDS NC EXPERIENCE GUIDE
IT’S OFFICIAL
2023 IS THE NORTH CAROLINA YEAR OF THE TRAIL
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The effort to secure designation for NC Year of the Trail was led by the North Carolina Great Trails State Coalition, a broad-based group of diverse organizations, agencies, and supporters advocating for increased state investment in all types of trails statewide: hiking, paddling, mountain biking, equestrian, and paved. With sponsorship support from Visit NC, NC State Parks, and others, the Coalition is leading planning efforts for NC Year of the Trail at the state level, with goals to: • Inspire people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to try trails • Demonstrate the importance of trails to elected officials • Boost outdoor recreation tourism across the state • Encourage Year of the Trail events in all 100 counties • Promote safe and responsible use of trails • Advance diversity and inclusion on trails
s designated by the NC General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Cooper during the 2021 Long Session, this is the NC Year of the
Trail. 2023 NC Year of the Trail cele- brates North Carolina’s vast network of trails, greenways, and blueways which showcase our diverse land- scapes - grand mountain vistas, qui- et rivers, vibrant urban greenways, coastal forests, and the rolling hills of the piedmont. NC Year of the Trail is the largest statewide celebration of trails and outdoor recreation in North Carolina history. North Carolina is the Great Trails State, where each of North Carolina’s 100 counties should be able to enjoy the proven benefits of trails, including health, safety, economic development, tourism, transportation, and environment. Trails are the backbone of our state’s growing $28 billion outdoor recreation economy.
For more information about NC Year of the Trail, visit greattrailsnc.com or @greattrailnc.
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