KRS 148.670: Process of locating routes of trails.

The process of locating routes of trails in the system shall be as follows:

(1) For state scenic trails, the department shall select a route. The selected route shall be

compatible with the preservation and enhancement of the environment it traverses.

Reasonable effort shall be made to minimize any adverse effects upon adjacent

landowners and users. Notice of the selected route shall be published by the

department in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the trail is

located, together with appropriate maps and descriptions.

(2) For state recreation trails and for connecting or side trails, the department shall

select the route; provided, however, that when a route shall traverse land within the

jurisdiction of a governmental unit or politic al subdivision, the department shall

consult with such unit or such subdivision prior to its final determination for the

location of the route.

(3) In selecting routes and implementing KRS 148.610 to 148.780, the department is

encouraged to confer with the recognized and established organizations primarily

interested in trail development, conservation, and outdoor recreation. Furthermore,

the General Assembly encourages citizen participation in trail acquisition,

construction, development, and maintenance w here such activities will not conflict

with the purpose of KRS 148.610 to 148.780.

(4) In the selection of the route for any trail, when the trail reaches an area of crop or

fenced pasture land, the trail shall be so located as not to interfere in the grow ing of

crops, or with the livestock, or pasture land, and such trail may then follow existing

farm roads. The owner of such farm lands may enter a written agreement with the

department to grant permission for the crossing of such crop or pasture land.