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About the Trail Skills Project

The Trail Skills Project serves as the workforce hub for the trails community providing connections to trails education, trail expertise, professional development, and job opportunities.

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Montana Trails, Recreation, and Parks Association (MTRPA) Annual Conference

Whitefish, Montana

April 02 - 05, 2023

The City of Whitefish Parks and Recreation is excited to host the Montana Trails, Recreation, & Park Association annual conference April 2nd – 5th at ...

Outdoors for All: Anti-Oppression and Inclusive Program Design for Outdoor Recre ...

April 04, 2023

Outdoor Recreation has both the opportunity and a responsibility to be more inclusive of all communities and to question dominant and privileged cultu...

IMBA- Trail Labs Event

Bentonville, Arkansas

April 05 - 07, 2023

Foundations are two-day intensive workshops during which IMBA staff and local experts and stakeholders lead participants through the recipe for a mode...

Helping Wheelchair Hikers Find Hiking Trails

April 06, 2023

Overview of a recently developed wheelchair-friendly filter showcasing how it was made, lessons learned, and how it serves their community of hikers....

Outdoors for All: Anti-Oppression and Inclusive Program Design for Outdoor Recre ...

April 11, 2023

Outdoor Recreation has both the opportunity and a responsibility to be more inclusive of all communities and to question dominant and privileged cultu...

2023 International Trails Summit

Sparks, Nevada

April 17 - 20, 2023

American Trails and the Professional TrailBuilders Association (PTBA) have joined forces to co-host the International Trails Summit (ITS) in Reno, Nev...

Outdoors for All: Anti-Oppression and Inclusive Program Design for Outdoor Recre ...

April 18, 2023

Outdoor Recreation has both the opportunity and a responsibility to be more inclusive of all communities and to question dominant and privileged cultu...

Real Trail Assessment: Seeing the Trail Through the Eyes of a Professional

Reno/Tahoe area, Nevada

April 21, 2023

This workshop features on the trail education focused on the basics of trail assessment including erosion and user-created problems. The workshop will...

Initiation to UX Design for Trails

Reno/Tahoe area, Nevada

April 21, 2023

This 1-day classroom workshop is designed to teach the basics of User Experience (UX) for trail planning. UX is widely used in technology and product ...

Backcountry Rigging Techniques

Reno/Tahoe area, Nevada

April 21, 2023

rail maintenance and construction often requires moving heavy objects in a variety of settings and conditions. The proper utilization of backcountry r...

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Trail Competency Framework

The Trail Competency Framework defines specific trail-related competencies broken into six major categories:

Additionally, there are two special use categories:

What is the Trail Competency Framework?

This Trail Competency Framework is the result of years of parallel and collaborative efforts seeking to identify shared language around trail skills that culminated in a comprehensive survey research project published in 2022. Learn more >>

Skill Library

The Trail Competency Framework provides a shared language around trail skills and expertise. Explore the skills >>

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Collaborators
Federal Highway Administration USDA Forest Service National Park Service Bureau of Land Management
American Trails Professional TrailBuilders Association Partnership for the National Trails System Northern Vermont University Northwest Arkansas Community College Eppley Institute Corps Network