Basic Trail Maintenance
Basic Trail Maintenance – USDA Forest Service 1995 – 0823-2D01-MTDC – Missoula Technology Development Center. Learn the basics of trail maintenance and how to select the right tool for each task.
Basic Trail Maintenance – USDA Forest Service 1995 – 0823-2D01-MTDC – Missoula Technology Development Center. Learn the basics of trail maintenance and how to select the right tool for each task.
July 7, 2011 @ 2:23 pm
she looks like she is from he 80’s
July 15, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
never remove the berms!!!!
June 25, 2012 @ 8:28 am
stand up and stretch for 30 seconds. wtf. good vid lots of useful info
July 15, 2012 @ 2:48 am
dude…i only wached this vid for 1:10.. what a waist of my life
January 24, 2013 @ 12:18 am
total porno clip 6:02 lol
February 26, 2013 @ 12:51 pm
hardheads for softbrainers
February 26, 2013 @ 3:41 pm
yeah, total mistake.
March 12, 2013 @ 11:30 pm
Well spotted sir – I doff my hat.
November 14, 2013 @ 7:20 pm
Thanks for posting this video.
July 3, 2014 @ 11:36 am
August 13, 2014 @ 6:50 pm
A little dry but covers all the basics of general maintenance so well, so
why title it specifically Switchbacks?. Comment to the effect that
outsloping is usually less work reflects classic approach, but especially
chronic repair zones can be upgraded to berms (“crowning” shown only as a
specific solution to meadow trenching) or turnpikes (not shown how to do
even a simple one). Too much emphasis on water bars, which are last
resorts, evidence of poor design, again berm/tpk solution, or swales
superior. Borrow pits last resort vs. widen trail. Surfacing, compaction,
and plant management also bear on maintenance, not covered. But,all this
borders on design decisions so likely beyond seasonal workers this was
designed for.
November 7, 2014 @ 7:01 am
I’d like to check out a video on constructing trail switchbacks, but this
video doesn’t exactly fit the title. In the segment on building (or
rebuilding) rock walls, I’d like to see a recommendation to be sure to
embed the bottom tier deep enough to hold the wall when soil erodes from
the low edge, and to remove organics down about 3 inches (or more) below
the soil level so that the rock doesn’t wobble or rock when stomped on from
various angles. The wall should be angled inward (battered) enough that
the pressure behind the wall plus gravity will strengthen the wall, rather
than forcing it outward; and the rocks are more likely to fall back into
position if forced apart by ice. The vector angle varies depending on the
type of soil and the shape of the rocks. Completely flat surfaces tend to
slide against each other, so they need to be battered significantly. When
Ideally, fit together depressions and bumps on the rocks (a 3-D jigsaw
puzzle) so that all of the rocks are stable and don’t move when stomped on
from various angles. Rocks higher up in walls should generally
be “half-man” in size and have 3-point contact so they will remain stacked
and stable when the soil of the trail compacts.
April 9, 2015 @ 4:44 pm
Jeez the park guys around here to need to watch this. I know most of this
stuff from common working knowledge and build BMX trails / jumps. RUFF BMX
, the family that rides.