Walt
Walt Bready

Blairsville, GA
United States

(404) 423-7257
[email protected]

Walt Bready is the former State of Georgia Trails Education Specialist and current owner of Trails B-Ready LLC. He has played a role in the design and construction many miles of natural surface trails, has trained trail crew leaders and presented sustainable trail courses in the southeast since 2006. I teach a half-day Sustainable Trails Workshop and a 2-day Trail Crew Leader Training course. Professionally providing recreational trail planning services, design, trail layout, construction and maintenance for private and public lands.

Skill Snapshot

Trail Construction
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Full
Expert
Trail Maintenance
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Entry
Full
Expert
Project Planning & Design
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Entry
Full
Expert
Project & Crew Management
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Full
Expert
Program Admin & Leadership
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Full
Expert

Industry Roles

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit
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Trainings I Provide

I offer trainings for the following skills:

  • Construction Specifications
  • Corridor Clearing
  • Hand-Built Trail Construction
  • Mechanized Trail Construction
  • Trail Finishwork
  • Water Management/Drainage Features
  • Tread Hardening
  • Decommissioning Trails
  • Maintenance Specifications
  • Inventory & Assessment
  • Corridor Clearing: Power tools
  • Corridor clearing: Hand Tools
  • Tread Maintenance - Hand tools
  • Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment
  • Drainage Features/Water Management
  • Project Cost Estimation
  • Implementation Plan
  • Trail Specifications
  • Design
  • Trail Plans
  • Crew Management
  • Education and Public Outreach
  • Partnership and Collaboration
  • Sawyer Certification

Please contact me for more details on the trainings I offer.

Past Trainings

Trail Crew Leader Training
McDowell Tech Community College
McDowell Tech Community College
Trail Crew Leader Training

February 10 - 11, 2024

Marion, North Carolina

This two day course is geared for trail volunteers and will cover natural surface trail design, construction, maintenance and crew leader training. The focus is teaching you about long term sustainability that can reduce overall maintenance needs and user impacts on natural resources. Classroom presentations will be held at McDowell Technical Community College in Marion, North Carolina.

Member since Nov 2023
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