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38th Annual Appalachian Studies ConferenceMarch 27-29, 2015
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
Could the Kentucky Trail Town Program be an Answer to Economic
Development?
Peter H. Hackbert, Berea College
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13 States of Appalachia
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Where we do our
service for 7 years
Berea Kentucky
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Source: Ezzell,T., Lambert, D., and E. Ogle. Strategies to Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s
Distressed Rural Counties, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Washington DC: ARC. February 2012. 4/2/2015 Peter H. Hackbert, Berea College 4
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Source: Ezzell,T., Lambert, D., and E. Ogle. Strategies to Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s
Distressed Rural Counties, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Washington DC: ARC. February 2012. 4/2/2015 Peter H. Hackbert, Berea College 5
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Source: Ezzell,T., Lambert, D., and E. Ogle. Strategies to Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s
Distressed Rural Counties, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Washington DC: ARC. February 2012. 4/2/2015 Peter H. Hackbert, Berea College 6
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Small Rural Appalachian Community Economic Development (CED)
Traditional ED Strategy / Tool
Alternative ED Strategy / Tool
CD Capacity Building Strategy / Tool
Economic Development Approaches
Economic Outcomes
Other Outcomes
Direct, Short-term
Indirect, Long-term
• Industrial development• Business retention / expansion• Workforce development• Tourism
• Entrepreneurship• Downtown development• Arts / Creative economy• Cluster-based development• Residential development
• Transportation• Broadband / Internet / Social Media • ED finance• Philanthropy• Strategic planning• Leadership development• Organizational development
1. Recruit firms from the outside2. Strengthen/expand existing firms3. Promote development of new firms
• jobs• firms• prosperity• wealth
• social• civic• environmental
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Source: 2007 Comprehensive Eastern Kentucky Adventure Tourism Plan, Dallas TX,
Pro Consulting
Drive Time Analysis
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Recreational trails and rivers can really help boost a community’s tourism traffic.
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A Trail Town is a destination along a long-distance trail or adjacent to an extensive trail
system.
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Appalachian Trail
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TransAmerican Bike Trail South
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TransAmerica Trail, through Berea and Eastern Kentucky
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Wagon Road 1720-1763
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Wilderness Trail
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Populations
1,602
357
175
1,764
747
1,081
EPG learned about the value of trails in small towns through Becky Anderson and the HandMade Program and Small Town Program in Western North Carolina. We have driven these trails and visited these small town business owners.
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Case Study 1
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Hatfield-McCoy Trail System, West Virginia
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Hatfield-McCoy Trail System, West Virginia
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Hatfield-McCoy Trail System, West Virginia
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Hatfield-McCoy Trail System, West Virginia
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Hatfield-McCoy Trail System, West Virginia
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Case Study 2
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Abingdon, VA
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Abingdon, VA
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⅓ retired
3 hours
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56%
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Trip Advisor
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$337 per day
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$735 per trip
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Creeper Trail – Old Alvarado Station
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Old Alvarado Station
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Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Shuttle & Rental
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City Revenues 1978: $90,350
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City Revenues 2014:
$1,177,600
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Case Study 3
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Warriors Trail
Boone Trace Trail
Wilderness Trail
Skaggs Trace
TransAmerica Bike Trail
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TransAmerica Bike Trail
TransAmerica Bike Trail
Bluegrass Bike Trail
Boone Trace Trail
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4 Worksheet A - Usage of Trail by Month and User WorksheetESTIMATED # of YEARLY USERS
TRAIL SYSTEMS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Cyclist Trails and Loops
1 TransAmercan Bike Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 3,000
2 Peytontown Loop Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 1,500
3 Red Lick Valley Artisan Loop Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 1,000
4 African American Heritage Loop Trail1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 300
5 Anglin Fall Bike Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 400
6 Indian Fort Bike Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 1,300
7 County Stores Trail -
8 Martins Trail -
9 BeeBee White Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 4,500
10 Mayde-Menelaus Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1,000
11 Peggy Flats 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 600
12 Lackey Airport Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 500
13 County Airport - John Ballard Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 500
14 Hagen's Mill Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 500
15 KY 21 Moran Summit Loop 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 300
16 Paint Lick Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 250
17 Poosey Ridge /KY River Trail 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 250
Hiking Trails
18 Boone Trace Trail 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 100
19 Central Kentucky Route 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 200
20 Indian Fort Hiking Trail 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 5,000
21 Ellipse Trail1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 7,000
22 Cross County Hiking Trails 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 2,000
23 Artisan Center Hiking Trails 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1,000
24 City Park Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 6,000
Mountain Biking System
25 S-Tree Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 300
26 Turkeyfoot Trail 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 300
Bike Hike Trail System
27 Indian Fort Bike Hike Trail 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 1 500
28 Anglin Falls Bike Hike Trail 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 1 500
Water Trails System
29 Silver Creek (seasonal) 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 100
30 Owsley Reservoir 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 300
Other Trail Systems
31 Bluegrass Bike Trail 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 100
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Curtis Penix And Givan Fox, Adventure Hikers
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Boone Trace Trail Hiker Reception
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What’ Next?
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Trailheads
Trailheads
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Destination Signs
Destination Signs
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Trail Identification Signs
Trail Identification Signs
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Regulatory (Usage Control) Signs
Regulatory (Usage Control) Signs
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TransAmerica Trail, through Berea and Eastern Kentucky