So I'm considering doing some trail work at my local place of riding. It's a county park, but they don't have anyone who maintains the trails. The trails I would like to work on are already created. They receive a lot of foot traffic as well as bikers so they need to cater to both. So my question is what's the right way to start working on the trail. Should I just show up and go to work? Or should I contact the park office and try to get approval (not too eager to go this route)? Any advice is appreciated.
Walking it backwards is a great idea. I've got a rough layout in my head and found the land features and I would like to showcase. How much turning and trail merging for extra mileage is too much?
Big yes to get permission and building trust is super critical. This all takes time. Most people have the misconception that you can just hop out in the woods and build rad trail. The permission and paperwork phase can sometimes take as long or longer than the build. Sometimes it is months just finding who is the right person or entity to gain permission from.
Don’t let this discourage you just know it is part of the process. From there start slow and do solid maintainable work. Like any relationship trust is much easier to keep than it is to get back. Be upfront and clear about the work you want to do. Under promise and over deliver can be a good motto just make sure everyone is on the same page and clear before any dirt is moved.
Enjoy the process! It is super rewarding and really cool to get to ride something you built and even more rewarding to watch others really enjoy something that came from you.
A buddy and I do maintenance on our local trails in a sp. We usually construct water bars to prevent rain from messing up the trail. A docent caught us and thanked us. If we would have gone to the rangers, they would denied permission.The docent told us the state is very slow doing anything
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