---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch27"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 27"
heading: "National Trails System"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch27"
sections_count: 11
---

# Chapter 27 — National Trails System

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§1241. Congressional statement of policy and declaration of purpose](/usc/16/1241.md)
- [§1242. National trails system](/usc/16/1242.md)
- [§1243. National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites](/usc/16/1243.md)
- [§1244. National scenic and national historic trails](/usc/16/1244.md)
- [§1245. Connecting or side trails; establishment, designation, and marking as components of national trails system; location](/usc/16/1245.md)
- [§1246. Administration and development of national trails system](/usc/16/1246.md)
- [§1247. State and local area recreation and historic trails](/usc/16/1247.md)
- [§1248. Easements and rights-of-way](/usc/16/1248.md)
- [§1249. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/1249.md)
- [§1250. Volunteer trails assistance](/usc/16/1250.md)
- [§1251. Definitions](/usc/16/1251.md)