posted Sep 10, 2020
Participants will gain an introduction into the world of mechanized trail building.
posted Sep 10, 2020
Participants will learn basics of chainsaw job hazard analysis, use and maintenance, directional felling, as well as saw tasks and techniques.
posted Sep 3, 2020
The Trail Master Steward online course is intended to provide volunteers, trail organizations, and land managers both a foundational understanding of the values inherent in trail stewardship as well as introduce the basic skills required to be steward of our trail resources.
published Aug 31, 2020
Every year we ask you to submit photos from your favorite NRTs to highlight these incredible and diverse trails. We are accepting nominations for 2020 until December 15th!
posted Aug 20, 2020
In this webinar you will engage in a conversation around risk mitigation in the adaptive mountain biking field.
published Jan 1, 2009
The purpose of this research was to examine the outcomes prompting hiking along the Appalachian Trail (AT).
posted Aug 18, 2020
The US Geological Survey and DOI are advancing the vision to provide better access to public lands and improve connectivity on the nation’s public trail systems with the National Digital Trails Network (NDT) project. Join us for an overview of the project and a demonstration of the Trail Routing, Analysis, and Information Linkage System (TRAILS) tool.
published Feb 16, 2016
In the USA, sales and use of “fat bikes” (bicycles with 75–120 mm-wide tires) have increased dramatically in the past five years. These bikes are designed to open new terrain to cyclists, including snow-covered trails and softer ground surfaces impossible to ride with a standard mountain bike. In this paper, we discuss the extent and possible trends of fat bike use, potential impacts, conflicts and land management approaches.
published Aug 19, 2020
by
American Trails Staff
We asked our readers to send us their favorite trail shoes. These are the results.
published Aug 17, 2020
by
Josh Adams
American Trails contributing author Josh Adams spoke with Greg Harris about the very exciting Rock Island Trail project. In 2019 the Rock Island Trail got a huge boost when a 144-mile corridor was donated to expand the trail.
