Editing Trail (section)

=== Linear ===
A linear trail goes from one point to another without connecting trails.<ref name="Connections-2008">{{Cite journal |date=October 2008 |title=Designing an 'Experience' into a Trail |url=http://www.landandwaterpartnership.org/documents/Designing_Experience_Into_a_Trail.pdf |journal=Connections |publisher=Massachusetts Greenways and Trails Program |access-date=4 January 2015 |archive-date=5 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105134011/http://www.landandwaterpartnership.org/documents/Designing_Experience_Into_a_Trail.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> These trails are also known as "out-and-back" or "destination" trails. Rail trails and long-distance trails are examples of linear trails. Linear trails usually follow long distances. A shorter linear trail is a spur trail, which takes a user to a particular point-of-interest, such as a waterfall or mountain summit.<ref name="Connections-2008" />