USFS Standard Trail Plans and Specifications
Published Nov 1, 2014
The Standard Trail Plans and Specifications reflect current Forest Service trail management efforts and the agency’s Trails Data Dictionary for constructed features and tasks.
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Trail Construction
- Trail Sustainability Principles
- Safety/Site Management
- Construction Specifications
- Corridor Clearing/Site Preparation
- Corridor Clearing: Pruning/ Side-Cutting/ Brushing
- Corridor Clearing: Felling/tree removal; Chainsaw/ Crosscut
- Corridor Clearing: Material and Debris Management
- Hand-Built Trail Construction
- Mechanized Trail Construction
- Trail Finishwork
- Water Management/Drainage Features
- Water Crossing Structures
- Retaining Walls
- Tread Hardening and Surfacing
- Decommissioning Trails
Trail Maintenance
- Trail Sustainability Principles
- Safety/Site Management
- Maintenance Specifications
- Corridor Clearing/Site Preparation
- Corridor Clearing: Pruning/ Side-Cutting/ Brushing
- Corridor Clearing: Bucking, Felling/ Hazard Tree Removal; Chainsaw/ Crosscut
- Corridor Clearing: Material and Debris Management
- Tread Maintenance - Hand tools
- Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment
- Drainage Features/Water Management
Project Planning and Design
- Trail Sustainability Principles
- Define Purpose, Need, and Feasibility of Project
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Land Use Plan Alignment
- Corridor Planning
- Trail Specifications
- Conceptual Trail Plan Development
- Field Design: Trail Alignment Identification and Marking
- Project Cost Estimation
- Trail Plan Development
- Compliance and Permitting
- Implementation Plan
- Interpretation
- Trail Inventory and Assessment
- Operations and Maintenance Plan Development