Appalachian Mountain Club

Sustainable Trail Layout Workshop

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Workshop Project Planning and Design

Join the Appalachian Mountain Club for a trail building workshop where we will discuss the process of planning and designing new trails. This workshop includes a combination of classroom style and hands-on lessons in Wister Woods Park in Philadelphia.

This is a beginner-friendly workshop, where AMC trails instructors will cover the following topics:

-Trail Layout Concepts: Understand trail sustainability as it relates to physical durability, resource conservation, user expectations and experience, and ongoing management

-Field Layout: Use a clinometer and apply to trail sustainability principles, identify positive and negative control points within a trail corridor, identify sustainable running grades and ideal locations for grade reversals

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144

Trail Competencies

Project Planning and Design
• Trail Sustainability Principles
• Define Purpose, Need, and Feasibility of Project
• Trail Specifications
• Conceptual Trail Plan Development
• Field Design: Trail Alignment Identification and Marking

Relevant Trail Types

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Started	May 30, 2026 09:00 AM
Ended	May 30 01:00 PM

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