ON THE SCENE: Designing and maintaining woodland trails | News, Sports, Jobs
Tony Goodwin (Photo provided) Josh Wilson doing some trail work (Photo provided) An essential contribution to a hiker’s enjoyment of the Adirondacks is the quality of the trail. Is it steep, filled with mudholes and rocks? Does it seem over-used, or is it relatively easy to pass along on our way to our destination? While for a hiker, a trail is often a means to an end, such as reaching the summit of Cascade, but to a mountain biker, the trail’s character is usually the primary draw. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, what it takes to create a pleasurable hiking or biking trail was the focus ...
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