Trail Maintenance Skills Include:


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Documents and Media for Trail Maintenance

Lightly on the Land
Lightly on the Land

In addition to conservation crew leadership and risk management, Lightly on the Land presents the nuts and bolts of trail construction and maintenance.


Trail Skills Training Library

Recorded Trainings for Trail Maintenance

Digital Transformation of Trail Management and Monitoring
Digital Transformation of Trail Management and Monitoring

Mike Linnane of Evolve Technologies and award-winning Trail Manager Eoin Hogan will present on the development path of the world’s first integrated digital trail management system. The webinar will outline the evolution from a paper-based trail…


Further Education

Training Programs for Trail Maintenance

IMBA Trail Management Schools
IMBA Trail Management Schools

This school is typically two days in length with IMBA instructor(s) traveling to your location to deliver the class to staff or members. Instructors arrive the day before to assess the site and do any necessary preparations. Organizations, clubs, or…

IMBA Trail Care Schools
IMBA Trail Care Schools

Trail Care Schools equip volunteers and organizations with the skills necessary to maintain modern mountain bike trails in partnership with the local land management. This course will begin with sustainable trail design principles, such as drainage…

Sustainable Trail Building One Year Certificate Program
Sustainable Trail Building One Year Certificate Program

In this one-year certificate program, you’ll have boots-on-the-ground at Northwoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, VT for three individual week-long intensive classes. You will grow your knowledge base and connect with trail building…

Trail Academy
Trail Academy

Trail Academy is our free class series that teaches students how to tackle any trail-related challenge. Courses are hosted both in the field and online, and are a great starting point for anyone looking to become a certified Trail Crew Leader or…

Trail Sustainability Institute
Trail Sustainability Institute

The Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) is NWTA’s internal training classes for everything related to trail building. We want to make sure our trail builders are knowledgeable in not only how to build/maintain fun trails, but ensure those trails…

Trails Certificate
Trails Certificate

Gain insight into best practices related to the design, construction and maintenance of trails. Learn about and apply techniques that can enhance, rehabilitate and protect trails and greenways. Participants will also learn about trail…

Training Calendar

Upcoming Trainings for Trail Maintenance

Utah Trails Conference
Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
Utah Trails Conference

April 23 - 24, 2025

Kanab, Utah

Invasive Plants: identification and management for trails
McDowell Tech Community College
McDowell Tech Community College
Invasive Plants: identification and management for trails

April 24 - 25, 2025

Old Fort, North Carolina

540 Trail Crew Leader Training: Risk Management, Tool Use
Chinook Associates LLC
Chinook Associates LLC
International Trails Summit
American Trails
American Trails
International Trails Summit

April 15 - 17, 2025

Madison, Wisconsin

Trail Bumps: Lessons Learned from Removing 1,000 Bumps
American Trails
American Trails

Custom Trainings

There are 78 trainers on TrailSkills
with Trail Maintenance experience

Hire Workers

There are 310 workers on TrailSkills
with Trail Maintenance experience

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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 Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals Washington Trails Association