published Mar 2021
by
Lora Goerlich with Equestrian Trails and Facilities Consultant LLC
Lora Goerlich, American Trails contributor and equestrian expert, shares trail etiquette around horse manure.
published Aug 2019
by
Lora Goerlich with Equestrian Trails and Facilities Consultant LLC
Excess rain negatively impacted trail conditions and access to parks across the country. Flooded, muddy, impassable trails lingered for nearly four months, creating an impatient, ridged mindset in our perceived need to get on the trails. MUD… multiple, long stretches of quaggy, slippery mud with or without standing water were present longer than normal. We expect mud in the spring, but not for four months.
published Sep 2016
by
Federal Highway Administration,
USDA Forest Service
This publication provides comprehensive guidance and instructions for applying Trail Fundamentals and Trail Management Objectives. This recently published version includes the original 2008 content, along with updated photos and formatting.
published Sep 2008
Equestrian trail users are awakening to the fact that we are recreating largely on public lands owned by more than 300 million citizens.
published Sep 2007
by
Florida Department of Transportation
The growth in trails reflects many people’s enjoyment of physical separation from motorized traffic. Segregation allows trail users to avoid the pollution, noise, and intimidation they perceive from motor vehicles, and the potential for an injury producing crash.
published Jan 1999
by
Santa Clara County Parks
This Trail Maintenance Manual was developed as a field guideline and procedure manual for Park staff responsible for the maintenance, construction, and operation of the Santa Clara County Parks trails’ system.
published Dec 2019
by
American Trails Staff
Specific skills used in maintenance of trails and greenways: maintenance of trails; repair of various trail elements; maintenance of trailheads and related facilities.
published Jun 2010
The County of Cumberland, NJ studied a series of railroad corridors for possible trail use including maintenance responsibilities. The Feasibility Study was written by Campbell Thomas & Co. of Philadelphia, PA.
published Feb 2022
Everything you need to know about trail planning and design for long lasting trails.
