Learn How to Build Your Trail Right

American Trails is offering an online webinar, “Building Your Trail Right the First Time,” on July 18, 2013 from 1-2:30 p.m.

The webcast is part of the “Advancing Trails Webinar Series.”

During this webcast you will learn how to design and layout a sustainable trail when you are constructing or maintaining your trail system. Presenter John Favro, a professional trail consultant, owner of Trail Guys and the Chair of the American Trails Board will teach this session. Learn how to place a trail on the landscape so it is consistent with the natural environment so it will be aesthetically pleasing, meet user needs and require minimal maintenance in the future.

After this webinar you will have the tools to:

  •  Understand the influences of water on trail alignments

  •  Understand the use of control points in trail layout

  •  Learn how to determine sustainable grade

  •  Learn how to determine grades between control points.

The cost to attend is $45 for American Trails members and $75 for non-members.

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