2019 NRT Photo Contest
American Trails sponsors the annual Photo Contest for designated National Recreation Trails. In celebration of these great trails we are presenting awards in several categories to highlight the diversity of NRTs, from backcountry trails to urban greenways. Here are our picks for 2019.
NOTE: you may link to these pages and photos but unauthorized copying is forbidden: all rights reserved to the photographers who provided these photos.
Trail Use Categories
Elephant Rock Braille Trail in Missouri
photo by Donna Kridelbaugh & John Stone
Central Arizona Project (CAP) Trail in Arizona
photo by Charles Hofer
The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in Washington
photo by Jeff Chapman
Skookum Butte Trail in Montana
photo by Indra Davis
Blacktail - Wild Bill Trail in Montana
photo by Eric Davis
SC Revolutionary Rivers Trail in South Carolina
photo by Christopher Neal
Iron Ore Heritage Trail in Michigan
photo by Carol Fulsher
Iron Ore Heritage Trail in Michigan
photo by J. Birdie
Trail Management Categories
Ridgeline Trail in Oregon
photo by Jeff Krueger
Palisades Shore Trail in New Jersey
photo by Liam Keegan
Sarah Zigler Interpretive Trail in Oregon
photo by Larry B. Smith
Ghost Town Trail in Pennsylvania
photo by Momentum Photography
Trail Features Categories
Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pennsylvania
photo by Deneen Underwood
American Tobacco Trail in North Carolina
photo by Tony D'Amico
The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in Washington
photo by Kristy Canright
Snake River Trail in Idaho
photo by Ida Koric
Tribal Heritage Crossing of the WIOUWASH Trail in Wisconsin
photo by Vicky Redlin
Hennepin Canal Parkway in Illinois
photo by Ed Herrmann
Resurrection Pass Trail in Alaska
photo by Irene Lindquist
Artistic Merit Categories
Big Dry Creek Trail in Colorado
photo by Hans Reichgelt