Note Written By: Katherine Moore

While being a great place for recreation, exercise, and enjoying the landscape, the Appalachian Trail has created some controversy due to bitterness from affected landowners. In this note, Katherine Moore applies the seemingly foreign concept of the “right to roam” to alleviate disputes.

VOLUME 10 - 2017-2018 ISSUE 3

10 Ky. J. Equine, Agric. & Nat. Resources L. 3 (2018).

FISHHOOKS AND TRIPWIRE:
A PARTICULARIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO ROAM TO THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

Note Written By: Katherine Moore

The right to roam, or freedom to roam, is the general public's right to freely traverse and access public or privately owned land for exercise and recreation. While the United States does not recognize the right to roam, it is a common feature in European property law. Katherine Moore examines how this concept could be applied to remedy the Appalachian Trail’s ongoing disputes.

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FISHHOOKS AND TRIPWIRE: A PARTICULARIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO ROAM TO THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

FISHHOOKS AND TRIPWIRE:
A PARTICULARIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO ROAM TO THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL