Sustainable Trail Bridge Design
Designing trail bridges based on trail-specific Trail Management Objectives (TMOs) is essential for providing the desired trail experience, for ensuring user safety, and for maximizing bridge longevity.
Transfer field-delineated trail design (location, alignment, structures), along with construction process, materials, notes, special conditions into a document that will guide the trail development process.
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Designing trail bridges based on trail-specific Trail Management Objectives (TMOs) is essential for providing the desired trail experience, for ensuring user safety, and for maximizing bridge longevity.
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.
This 300-page spiral-bound publication, several years in the making, provides a first-ever comprehensive "how-to" guidebook for developing all types of recreational trails.
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.
This guidebook provides practical guidelines for developing recreation environments that are sensitive to the needs of riders and their stock.
Custom Trainings
Post Falls, ID
Mccall, ID
I am an early-career trails professional with the Forest Service. I have seven Agency field seasons…
Morristown, NJ
Blairsville, GA
Walt Bready is the former State of Georgia Trails Education Specialist and current owner of Trails…
Zanesville, OH
I am the founder and owner of Linear Active LLC. I started the business in 2012 after completing my…
Forest Grove, OR
Trail builder with the Forest Service for over 15 years. Have worked on a mobile trail crew for all…
Hire Workers
Carmichael, CA
Began on a trail crew with the Arizona Conservation Corps. We maintained trails in the Coronado…
Tucson, AZ
In my position as Manager of Volunteer Engagement at the Arizona Trail Association, I coordinate…
Logan, UT
I am an Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture…
Apex, NC
Washougal, WA
Trail Technician interested in trail accessibility, dry stone masonry, foot bridge carpentry,…
Sturgis, SD
For over three decades Kevin has planned, built, maintained, and mostly certainly used trails. The…
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