posted Apr 13, 2019
by
USDA Forest Service
The FSTAG and the Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG) are the legally enforceable standards for use in outdoor recreation areas on the National Forest System for the facilities, routes, and features addressed in these guidelines.
categories: Design and Building, Accessible Trails
posted Mar 27, 2019
The Bikeway Selection Guide from the Federal Highway Administration will help planners make informed decisions about the selection of bike- way types. This guide emphasizes engineering judgment, design flexibility, documentation, and experimentation.
categories: Design and Building, Best Practices, Trail Design
posted Mar 27, 2019
The State of Victoria’s Guidelines for Trail Planning, Design and Management aims at “development of exceptional trail experiences. A useful feature is a trail planning and design checklist. The book also covers management models, marketing and brand- ing, community and stakeholder engagement, and monitoring and review.
categories: Design and Building
posted Jan 23, 2019
by
American Trails Staff
Low water crossings are designed to allow normal flow under the trail, and to be over-topped during seasonal floods.
posted Nov 19, 2018
This document provides guidelines to help managers make decisions in a sustainable manner for major trailheads all along the CDNST. Overall principles given here relate to all trailhead sites. However, they also include more detailed guidelines specific to the highly varied settings along the Continental Divide.
categories: Design and Building, Trail Amenities / Structures
posted Nov 19, 2018
These guidelines offer direction and define goals to facilitate the design and development of a San Francisco Bay Trail system that is safe, connected and continuous; provides a positive user experience that encourages people to use the trail; and maximizes access to and use by the broadest spectrum of people possible.
categories: Design and Building, Trail Design
posted Nov 5, 2018
This guidebook benefits from a very clear presentation and covers many examples of urban trail situations. Specific design features for all types of trails and related facilities are included.
categories: Design and Building, Multi-use Trails, Trail Design
posted Nov 5, 2018
The New Zealand Cycle Trail Design Guide draws on a wealth of trail design and construction techniques from New Zealand and around the world. The goal is to streamline the design process for building sustainable trails that meet the expectations of the target audience, and require minimum ongoing maintenance.
categories: Design and Building, Trail Design
posted Oct 12, 2018
by
PeopleForBikes,
Bureau of Land Management,
Chris Bernhardt with C2 Recreation
This handbook was developed in partnership with the bicycling industry and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in consultation with professional trail builders. It is intended to be a practical field resource for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and management of electric mountain bike trails.
categories: Design and Building
Interpretive sign celebrating the explorers and fur traders who travelled along what is now the Platte River Greenway, Denver, CO; Dec 2010
Interpretive sign celebrating the explorers and fur traders who travelled along what is now the Platte River Greenway, Denver, CO; Dec 2010
Interpretive sign celebrating the explorers and fur traders who travelled along what is now the Platte River Greenway, Denver, CO; Dec 2010
Horses, bikes, and walkers all use the crusher fines Highline Canal Trail near Denver, CO.
Horses, bikes, and walkers all use the crusher fines Highline Canal Trail near Denver, CO.
Horses, bikes, and walkers all use the crusher fines Highline Canal Trail near Denver, CO.
