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Here's a list of hand tools and supplies commonly used for trail building. The most common ones are starred.

Open and Flowing. These trails are relatively gentle, featuring sweeping turns, smooth surfaces, wider tread, long sight lines, and fewer technical challenges.…

Since the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew visit to Ottawa in 2002, IMBA's Rules of the Trails and key trail building concepts have become an integral part of the…

Great trail systems strike a balance between offering a memorable riding experience and the need to conserve natural features.

IMBA activists have often heard proposals for separate mountain bike trails. The idea seems to appeal to a number of people because it purports to eliminate…

Use this guide to determine if machines are right for your site

Most trails currently in use were designed before the creation of the mountain bike and were therefore not designed to maximize biking experience or provide…

Some officials and citizens object to singletrack bicycling. Seeing narrow trails as inherently dangerous, they advocate that bicyclists should be restricted…

The speakers, all master trailbuilders, began by offering three goals they all strive for when designing and building trails