Review of Sustainability Planning and Management of U.S. National Backcountry Trails

By studying the planning, construction and management levels of the U.S. national backcountry trail system, this paper analyzes the standardized management mode of its system for sustainable development so as to explore the ways of backcountry trail construction in China. It focuses on the analysis of the new process mechanism of sustainable backcountry trails and the recovery strategies of abandoned or damaged trails, and describes the methods of later monitoring and sustainable maintenance. The result shows that it is necessary to speed up the formulation of national regulations and standards of the trails, strengthen ecological sustainability of the planning and design of backcountry trails, and emphasize the importance of later maintenance of completed trails and construction of related service facilities. It will provide references for the construction and development of national trails in China.