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the initial planning stages, are the same as for roads. ‘Trails, how- i \ 
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as far as possible, completely immersed in the landscape. Geometric 
requirements for trails are quite flexible as compared with highways; = 
' they lend themselves to sudden vistas, dramatic overlooks, and casual 
intrusion on unique scenes of natural beauty. 
Trail standards should reflect the needs of the users. Thus they 
are subject to great variation. The scenic trail must be designed to 
accommodate the amount and kind of expected use, and the age and 
general physical condition of users. A family hiking to a picnic area 
will need a safe, hard-surfaced trail, while hardier souls who prefer 
the ruggedness of a wilderness need only trail of minimum quality. 
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