Well, you’ve made it to the end of the 9 part video series called “Building Mountain Bike Trails”, put together by the International Mountain Bike Association together with the United States Forest Service.
Welcme to chapter 8 of the IMBA/USFS film abour building mountain bike trails. In this chapter we look at the importance of trail maintenance and restoration.
This short chapter of or 9 part series of IMBA’s “Building Mountain Bike Trails” glances over the use of rock armoring to prevent trail erosion.
Now we are getting into the bread and butter! The first three chapters of the video were designed just to give us an introduction to building trails – some things to think about before we begin any actual work. Continue reading
This very short video is part 3 in IMBA and the United States Forest Service’s little video series concerning how to build mountain bike trails. This quickly glances over just two of the most common trail building mistakes. Continue reading
One of the best resources for new and old trail builders alike is, “Trail Solutions, IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack,” by the International Mountain Bike Association. It is a valuable resource and cannot be recommended enough if you are trying to build trails that will stand the test of time. Continue reading
Depends on your definition of hard!
Some one recently asked here on BikeFat.com, “How hard is it to build your own bike trail?”
My answer would be that building a good singletrack trail is hard, but it isn’t really difficult, as long as you are inspired by what you are doing, and know why you are doing it.