Dean Campbell

The system focuses on rating the technical challenge of trails, not the physical exertion.

The average width of the active tread or beaten path of the trail.

The IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System is a basic method used to categorize the relative technical difficulty of recreation trails. The IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System can:

Once you’ve built the map, it’s time to produce and distribute it. There are many ways to create and distribute maps. Consider your resources and audience.

Members of your club may already have collected much of the essential trail data for a map with GPS devices.

The amount of data for maps available today is mindboggling. As you acquire data for your mapping project it is wise to keep the following ideas in mind.

Off-the-shelf mapping software -- including popular products by Route Buddy, DeLorme and Topofusion -- provide a valuable head-start on acquiring the data for your project.

Good maps do much more than point out where the trail goes. Through the use of text, logos and other and visual symbols, they can offer guidance about trail etiquette

Trails built by IMBA and our affiliate clubs provide enormous benefits to the public -- they are typically open to everyone and free to ride.

It's final: Bruce County lost its appeal regarding the finding of negligence in a mountain bike injury lawsuit.