Heritage trail

Heritage trails are walking trails and driving routes in urban and rural settings that are identified in most cases by signage and guidebooks as relating to cultural heritage.

For specific trails, see Heritage Trail.

The heritage might be built, or it can also be cultural heritage narrative. In most cases it is in public space.

The nature of the trail can be seen to be beneficial for community development,[1] community participation,[2] for discovering community heritage,[3] and for involvement by community in developing the trails.[4]

In many countries heritage trails are self guided. However for the interpretation of features and items of historical note, tour guides are required.

In many countries, former railway formations are used as walking and heritage trails.

See also

Notes
  1. Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission. Regional Trails Committee, Heritage trails : strengthening a regional community : Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Somerest, and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, retrieved 17 October 2016
  2. O'Brien, Avril S; Western Australian Heritage Committee (1984), Heritage trails : a concept for community participation (PBK ed.), Western Australian Heritage Committee, retrieved 17 October 2016
  3. Karthigesu Thangamma; Soo, Hui Wah; Singapore. National Heritage Board (2006), Discover Singapore heritage trails, National Heritage Board, ISBN 978-981-05-6433-9
  4. Brisbane's Living Heritage Network; Brisbane (Qld.). Council; Queensland Community Assistance Program; Queensland Heritage Trails Network. Cultural Tourism Incentive Program (2001), Brisbane's Living Heritage Network, Brisbane Living Heritage Network, retrieved 17 October 2016

Further reading
  • Ruitenberg, Claudia W. "Learning by Walking: Non-Formal Education as Curatorial Practice and Intervention in Public Space." International Journal of Lifelong Education 31, no. 3 (2012): 261-275.
  • Wynn, Jonathan R. The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2011.
  • Wynn, Jonathan R. "City Tour Guides: Urban Alchemists at Work." City & Community 9, no. 2 (June 2010).
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