Appalachian Mountain Club

Trail Skills Workshop: Sustainable Trail Layout

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Workshop Project Planning and Design

Join Appalachian Mountain Club for a trail building workshop on sustainable trail layout! Participants will learn how new trails are designed in both classroom style and hands-on lessons in Wister Woods Park in Philadelphia with the opportunity to flag out new trail segments within the park's growing trail system.

The workshop is beginner-friendly and 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
• Conceptual Trail Plan Development
• Field Design: Trail Alignment Identification and Marking
• Operations and Maintenance Plan Development

Relevant Trail Types

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

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