Maintenance Specifications

Maintenance Specifications Skill Definition:

Understand and apply common maintenance specifications/trail management objectives such as corridor height/width, tread width, cross/outslope, protrusions, obstacles, and water management techniques.


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Resources for Maintenance Specifications

Tread and Drainage
Tread and Drainage

Water and gravity constantly threaten our trails and thus we must learn how best to deflect them. This course begins with basics of hillside hydrology and how trails work when they shed water properly. Includes introduction of “trail eyes” and basic…

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

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…

North Country Trail Handbook
North Country Trail Handbook

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.

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Upcoming Trainings for Maintenance Specifications

Trail Skills Institute Modules 1&2
Arizona Trail Association
Arizona Trail Association
Trail Skills Institute Modules 1&2

May 18 - 19, 2024

Northern Arizona, Arizona

Trail Building and Stewardship for Non-Motorized Multi-Use Trails Boot Camp
Vermont State University
Vermont State University
Sustainable Trail Building One-Year Certificate Program
Sustainable Trail Building One-Year Certificate Program

September 09, 2024

Lyndonville, Vermont

Custom Trainings

There are 55 trainers on TrailSkills
with Maintenance Specifications experience.

Mike

Mike Passo

American Trails

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Bellingham, WA

<p>Mike Passo is the Executive Director of American Trails. Mike has also served as the Executive…

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Hire Workers

There are 212 profiles on TrailSkills
with Maintenance Specifications experience.

Gravity

Gravity Logic

Gravity Logic

Contractor

Whistler

Gravity Logic was founded by the team that helped build the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. We’re a…

James

James Hodges

Contractor

Colorado Springs, CO

Licensed Civil Engineer designer; trail planner, designer, builder and maintainer; Certified Master…

Greg

Greg Kopsch

Higher Education

Apex, NC

Whitney

Whitney Phelan

Agency

Albuquerque, NM

Senior Planner with the City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department. I am actively involved…

Steve

Steve Kruger

Trainer Nonprofit

Portland, OR

Steve has worked in parks and natural areas for nearly 20 years, around San Francisco, Milwaukee,…

Carl

Carl Woody

Rocky Mountain Field Institute

Nonprofit

Colorado Springs, CO

8+ years of experience trail construction, maintenance, habitat restoration, forest health and…

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Trail Skills 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