Trail projects are focused on how to design, construct, maintain, manage, and monitor trails. Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trails are specifically identified. Projects include use of primitive tools and mechanized equipment specific to trails.

Check current projects for information and search for publications specific to trails. Past topics include Anchoring Trail Markers and Signs in Rocky Areas, Trailhead Compactor, Soil Stabilizers for Universally Accessible Trails, Mechanized Trail Equipment, and Rock Crusher for Trails.

Current Projects

• Plastic Wood for Trail Structures
  
  
• TRACS Field Guide
  
  
• TRACS Wireless Wheel

Related Publications

• Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails
  
  
• All-Terrain Trail-Trailer and Sprayer Modules
  
  
• Cattle Guards for Off-Highway Vehicle Trails
  
  
• Crib Walls for Mountain Bike Trails
  
  
• Geosynthetics for Trails in Wet Areas 2000 Edition
  
  
• Improved MTDC Trail Rake for ATVs
  
  
• Improved ATV Trail Cattle Guard
  
  
• Mechanized Equipment Catalog
  
  
• Mechanized Trail Building Equipment
  
  
• Mountain Bike Trails: Techniques for Design, Construction and Maintenance
  
  
• Off-Highway Trail and Road Grading Equipment
  
  
• Portable Rock Crusher for Trails
  
  
• Signposts for Snow Trails
  
  
• Soil Stabilizers on Universally Accessible Trails
  
  
• Stock-Drawn Equipment for Trail Work
  
  
• Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook: 2007 Edition
  
  
• Using Round-Up to Treat Trail Surface Vegetation
  
  
• Wetland Trail Design and Construction: 2007 Edition