published Feb 3, 2020
by
American Trails Staff
The best answer that you will get for how wide a trail should be is “It depends.”
published Aug 17, 2018
by
Stuart Macdonald
Encouraging different types of users to share the trail is just as important on urban trails as it is on backcountry trails.
published Nov 12, 2019
by
Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
San Jose has released their 13th annual Trail Count, a report which helps them study trail use in the area and determine how they are meeting the needs of their trail users.
published Nov 7, 2019
by
Dianne Martin
American Trails contributor Dianne Martin shares some tips on how to safely share trails with horses.
published Oct 24, 2019
by
Stuart Macdonald
A variety of steel-frame commercial bridges along typical multiple-use trails.
published Oct 14, 2019
by
Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
The El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association is working to create a multi-use trail that will connect two of the lone star state's largest cities, Austin and San Antonio.
published Aug 17, 2018
by
Stuart Macdonald
Separate trails in the same corridor provide for different activities.
published Aug 14, 2019
by
Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
Let’s face it. Motorized, equestrian, biking, and hiking users do not always get along. When conflicts inevitably arise, what do we do, and how can we avoid it in the first place?
published Jun 20, 2019
by
Matt Ainsley with Eco-Counter, Inc.
Until recently, user count data was collected manually through an annual volunteer effort. In 2017, however, a program in Pennsylvania took their count program to the next level by rolling out 17 automated Eco-Counters in all four corners of the state.
posted Jun 11, 2019
The 3,670 acre Mount Emily Recreation Area (MERA) was purchased by Union County in 2008 with Oregon State ATV funds after a successful grassroots drive to keep the formerly private timberland from being subdivided into 240 acre parcels.
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