The National Trails office developed national historic trail sign standards that work for most situations along non-motorized trails. Take a look at the available pedestrian signs and sticker options. Please contact us with any questions.
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Pedestrian signs mark trails that follow or roughly approximate the historic route of the trail, and direct to trail sites and other places of interest.
Pedestrian signs
- Historic Route Sign 12" x 18" (two panels):
Marks the historic route of the national historic trail
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Historic Route additional lower panel sign option 12” x 6”
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Lower panel arrow options 6” x 6”
- Trail Start/End Distance 12” x 30” (three panels):
Shows distance to the beginning and end of the trail from the location the sign is placed
- Trail Sign 12” x 20” (two panels):
Marks trail that is in close proximity and/or connects to the national historic trail, but is not on the actual historic route
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(Site Name Here) Sign 12” x 18” (two panels):
Directs people to historic sites associated with the national historic trail
- Crossing Sign 12” x 18” (two panels):
Marks where the historic route of the national historic trail crosses a trail
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Pedestrian Sign Stickers
- Historic Route Sticker 3" x 6"
Marks the historic route of the national historic trail
- Trail Sticker 3” x 6.5”
Marks trail that is in close proximity and/or connects to the national historic trail, but is not on the actual historic route
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(Site Name Here) Sticker 3" x 6"
Directs people to historic sites associated with the national historic trail
- Crossing Sticker 3” x 6”
Marks where the historic route of the national historic trail crosses a trail
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Please note that use of these signs requires explicit approval by the National Trails office, because the signs include the federally protected National Historic Trails logos.
Last updated: February 6, 2020