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North Country Trail Handbook
North Country Trail Handbook

Published Mar 1, 2019

The North Country National Scenic Trail (NST) extends for thousands of miles across seven states. Its layout, design, construction, and maintenance require the participation of a myriad of individuals and groups.

Trail Skills College Course Curriculum
Trail Skills College Course Curriculum

Published Dec 9, 2024

To help our volunteers succeed in their trail work, PCTA collaborated with many partners to develop a Trail Skills College curriculum.

Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Tread and Alignment​
Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Tread and Alignment​

Published Sep 22, 2023

Explore foundational concepts related to the principles and applications of trail tread and alignment—all through the lens of developing and maintaining a sustainable trail. This course will introduce basic trail design elements as well as processes…

​​Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Hydrology
​​Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Hydrology

Published Sep 22, 2023

​​Learn the basics of constructing and maintaining sustainable trails that function within the hydrology of their environment. You will learn about hydrology as the behavior of water over, under, and through the land, and you will learn some best…

Building The Perfect Drain
Building The Perfect Drain

Published Jun 24, 2021

In the sixth video of this series, we'll take what we learned from previous videos and put it into practice. When bin the right location, the rolling grade dip or drain can be the most effective and sustainable way to address erosion issues on the…

Tread Re-Construction
Tread Re-Construction

Published Jan 1, 2019

This course goes beyond a triage approach covered in Course 203 Waterbars and Checks because reconstruction indicates a more thorough restoration of damaged tread to ideal specifications. Review hillside hydrology and how trails should work.…

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