BUILDING your own trail

Looks like a team effort to make it happen in a reasonable time but that would make it more fun, wouldn't it? I have dreamed of having some land to do something like this for a long time. I don't know if I'll every make it but the dream still lives!

 

I've actually been to different trails where other people have opened pathways, cleared the roads, and even left signs. Random people leaving signs was shocking to me, unfortunately I only saw it once. People make it very safe and pleasant when they do that, so I am always very happy. There was an area next to me where I walked with my bike slowly creating a trail. After it was finished I rode around it, I was very pleased with the trail because I had spent a lot of time working on it. There would be plenty of days where I would go on it multiple times. I have not been on that trail for many months. I hope it's not trashed.

 

Well I'm not going to build a trail on public or private land since I really would not have the right or permission to do so. If there is a large tract of vacant land near you and you feel you can do that then great! Otherwise I'll have to wait until I own a few acres to build a trail.

 

Making your own trail from scratch could be a very time consuming project. You would need tools and people to assist you on this endeavor. I think the finally result would be very satisfying.

 

I have fields in my town that have trails already its open to the public. And there is prime jumps out there

 

I already have some trails around my area, but I think that's a pretty cool wilderness project to take part in. I think one of the trails I used to frequent was made by someone I know.

 

It does make it seem like a group effort but then its good since everyone could work together. If there is a good road and it can be used hope that it does not lead you to some crazies house LOL.

 

I like the idea of using a deer trail, and maybe cutting back some of the branches as needed. When I used to go out horseback riding in the woods, we often followed the old deer trails. As we went along, we broke off any branches that were hitting us or the horses, and after a few times of riding along that trail, most of the most worrisome brush would be gone, and we could ride through the trail without getting smacked in the face with a fir bough.

Then, there is always the possibility of just following the trail as it is, or working your way along your own trail. My son and grandsons like to do that. They love to go up into the mountains and just spend the day hiking up there, and taking pictures, of course.

Here is a picture of one of their explorations along Roman Nose peak last summer. You can see that there was still snow left at the top. The arrows show where they hiked to, basically rapelled down the steep sides, and then slid down the snowy parts of the mountain.

 

We had a base camp in Bracebridge and we developed/built a trail to circle our camp site.
We surveyed the best route.
Used trail tape to border/mark our clearing.
Started by taking out the rocks and clearing the roots and raking the debris.
Then we brought in a heavy duty lawnmower and within a day we had complete circle [for the most part] and put up a sign - Coureurs de Bois - Runners of the Woods.