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Trailism

Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear

  • Building
    • Trail Building History
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      • 10 Most Common Trail Building Mistakes
      • Removing Rocks From Holes
      • Trail Hardening— Replacing or Capping Unsuitable Soils (Geotextiles)
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      • Guide for Quality Trail Experiences (GQTE)
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      • Impacts of Mountain Biking
      • Muddy Trails
      • Shared Use Trails
      • Skidding Culture is Not Stewardship
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      • Rules of the Trail
      • IMBA’s Position on The Wilderness Act
      • Trail Volunteerism
      • The Pollution of Viewsheds Hut by Hut
      • Avoid Gore-Tex
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    • Costs
    • Trail Builders’ Travel and Pay Guide
  • Science
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      • Trail Grades (and outslope)
      • Moving Rocks with High Lines and Levers
      • Bike Jump Design
      • Jump Building Guide
      • Roller (and drain) Design
      • Trail Turn Design
      • Downhill Coasting Bike Speeds
      • Crib Walls and Retaining Walls
      • Knot Science
    • Trail Math
    • Soil and Rock
      • Soil Compaction
      • Soil- surveys and more
      • Trail Surfacing
      • Sand and Gravel Filter/Drainage Design
      • Stability Criteria for Soils Under Seepage
      • Soil Mechanics- Slope Stability
      • Engineering Geology And Geotechnics
      • Rock Key, Selection, and Splitting
      • North East Geology
      • Footprints of the Ice Age
      • Geology of the Hudson Highlands
    • Water and Trails
      • Water and Trails Resources
      • Bridges and Culverts
      • Frost Heave
      • Snow Water Equivalents
      • Drainage Lenses
      • French Drains
      • Water Bars
    • 26 vs. 27.5 vs. 29 Down Hills
    • Higher Tire Pressure is NOT Faster
    • Wider Rims Are Better and Why Tubeless Tires Burp Air
  • Art
    • Art
    • Stairs On Trails
    • Bridges and Culverts
    • Switchberms and Climbing Turns
    • Flow versus Flowy Trails
  • Journeys
    • Maps & Mapping Resources
    • Hikes and Rides
    • IMBA Epics
    • State High Points
    • 120 Trails in 18 Days- A Southeastern MTB Epic
    • Find A Spring
    • Why vegan?
    • Dirty Century
      • About Dirty Century
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      • Epic MTB Rides- Worldwide
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Trailism

Trail: building, science, art, journeys, and gear

  • Home
  • Water and Trails
  • Water and Trails Resources
  • Building
    • Trail Building History
    • Resource Materials
    • Building Insights
      • 10 Most Common Trail Building Mistakes
      • Removing Rocks From Holes
      • Trail Hardening— Replacing or Capping Unsuitable Soils (Geotextiles)
      • Trees
      • Silvics of North America
      • Guide for Quality Trail Experiences (GQTE)
    • Politics
      • Liability
      • Trail Difficulty Ratings
      • Impacts of Mountain Biking
      • Muddy Trails
      • Shared Use Trails
      • Skidding Culture is Not Stewardship
      • E-Bike (E-Motor Bike) “Problems” On Trails
      • Rules of the Trail
      • IMBA’s Position on The Wilderness Act
      • Trail Volunteerism
      • The Pollution of Viewsheds Hut by Hut
      • Avoid Gore-Tex
    • Tools
      • Trail Hand Tool Maintenance
      • Trail Safe
    • Costs
    • Trail Builders’ Travel and Pay Guide
  • Science
    • Trailology
    • Trail Science pages
      • Trail Grades (and outslope)
      • Moving Rocks with High Lines and Levers
      • Bike Jump Design
      • Jump Building Guide
      • Roller (and drain) Design
      • Trail Turn Design
      • Downhill Coasting Bike Speeds
      • Crib Walls and Retaining Walls
      • Knot Science
    • Trail Math
    • Soil and Rock
      • Soil Compaction
      • Soil- surveys and more
      • Trail Surfacing
      • Sand and Gravel Filter/Drainage Design
      • Stability Criteria for Soils Under Seepage
      • Soil Mechanics- Slope Stability
      • Engineering Geology And Geotechnics
      • Rock Key, Selection, and Splitting
      • North East Geology
      • Footprints of the Ice Age
      • Geology of the Hudson Highlands
    • Water and Trails
      • Water and Trails Resources
      • Bridges and Culverts
      • Frost Heave
      • Snow Water Equivalents
      • Drainage Lenses
      • French Drains
      • Water Bars
    • 26 vs. 27.5 vs. 29 Down Hills
    • Higher Tire Pressure is NOT Faster
    • Wider Rims Are Better and Why Tubeless Tires Burp Air
  • Art
    • Art
    • Stairs On Trails
    • Bridges and Culverts
    • Switchberms and Climbing Turns
    • Flow versus Flowy Trails
  • Journeys
    • Maps & Mapping Resources
    • Hikes and Rides
    • IMBA Epics
    • State High Points
    • 120 Trails in 18 Days- A Southeastern MTB Epic
    • Find A Spring
    • Why vegan?
    • Dirty Century
      • About Dirty Century
      • Code
      • SDDC
      • SD Big Ring
      • SD Big Point Rides
      • SD DHC
      • Epic MTB Rides- Worldwide
    • Sights
      • The Biodiversity Heritage Library
      • Critters
      • Vistas
      • Bridges
      • Rustifacts
      • Rocks
      • Water
    • Fueling the Journey
  • Gear

Water and Trails Resources

  • Surface and groundwater
    • USGS Water Data for the Nation
    • Ground Water and Surface Water A Single Resource–USGS Circular 1139
  • Comparative Climatic Data (for frost heave, rain, etc.)
  • Wetland Trail Design and Construction
    • USFS
    • Trails in Wet Areas
  • Wetland Plant Indicator Status Search
    • https://plants.usda.gov/core/wetlandSearch
    • https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Flora_of_New _York/
  • Drainage Engineering: http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/course/view.php?id=550
  • DrainEnvelopes: To Useor Notto Use: https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/1999mar12.pdf
  • Gradation Design of Sand and Gravel Filters: https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=18397.wba
  • Drain calculators
  • NDS French Drain Systems

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