Construction of National Park Trail in New Zealand and Its Implications
As a carrier of outdoor recreation,trail is a band-shaped leisure space to meet the public need for natural experience,recreation and nature education,which is complementary to national park.New Zealand boasts a sound and mature national park trail system,and has developed advanced operation mechanisms and management concepts during the past 100 years.This paper summarizes the current state and development concept of New Zealand's national park trails from the aspects of function,type,characteristics,and mechanism,and proposes the inspirations for China's construction of national park trail system from the four aspects of planning and design,ecological protection,sound law framework,and public participation.According to differences in travel time,difficulty level,construction standards,suitability for population,and equipment requirements,New Zealand divides trails into six types,including easy access short walk,short walk,walking track,great walk,tramping track and route.While placing equal importance on ecological protection,New Zealand's national park trail links different types of natural and cultural landscape resources to give play to its multiple functions of activating distinctive historical and cultural heritage resources,improving the satisfaction of tourists in their recreational experiences and providing a place for nature education.By constructing ecological hiking trails closely integrated with natural landscapes,well-equipped and diverse camping sites,and a signage and interpretation system with a simple form and rich contents,New Zealand has built its unique national park trail system.
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