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.

Alex

Alex Bradley

Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA)

Trainer Corps Nonprofit

Middlefield, CT

Walt

Walt Daniels

New York - New Jersey Trail Conference

Trainer Nonprofit

Mohegan Lake, NY

Daniel

Daniel Briceño

San Diego Mountain Biking Association

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Chula Vista, CA

Scott

Scott Johnson

USDA Forest Service

Trainer Agency

Forest Grove, OR

Trail builder with the Forest Service for over 15 years. Have worked on a mobile trail crew for all…

Dylan

Dylan Lang

Conservation Legacy

Trainer Corps

Salida, CO

Jerome

Jerome Pelland

Sentiers Boréals, Inc.

Contractor Trainer

Granby

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Hire Workers

There are 210 profiles on TrailSkills
with Maintenance Specifications experience.

David

David Edwards

Carolina Thread Trail

Nonprofit

Charlotte, NC

Currently one of eight Volunteer Trail Masters for the Carolina Thread Trail in Charlotte, NC.…

Amy

Amy Sullivan

USDA Forest Service

Agency

Joseph, OR

I manage the Wilderness and Trails programs on the north zone of the Wallowa-Whitman National…

Lisa

Lisa Heigh

Nonprofit

Astoria, OR

Amy

Amy Lutsko

Morris County Park Commission, NJ

Trainer Agency

Morristown, NJ

Kevin

Kevin Deiters

Central Texas Trail Tamers

Nonprofit

Austin, TX

President and founding member of the Central Texas Trail Tamers. The Trail Tamers have been…

Michael

Michael Meister

Agency

Nashville, TN

Since 2015 Michael has overseen the maintenance and management for the 1,300 mile hiking, biking,…

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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