| | Searching Current Courses For Fall 2016 |
| |
Course: |
OUT 220
|
|
| |
Title: | Trail Design & Construction |
|
| |
Long Title: | |
|
| |
Course Description: | Introduces students to sustainable trail design and construction processes. Basic forces and relationships affecting the overall trail experience will be explored as students also develop an understanding of the volunteer management process and other partnerships involved in building multi-use trails. Students will build a section of a trail and learn the different concepts around trail maintenance and how to properly handle trail building tools. Sustainable design and construction principles will be considered and applied throughout. |
|
| |
Min Credit: | 1 |
|
| |
Max Credit: | |
| |
Origin Notes: | CMC |
|
| |
Course Notes: | New course entered 12/5/13 |
|
STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Identify and employ sustainable trail design features and concepts
2. Summarize basic forces and relationships affecting multi use recreation trails
3. Apply management techniques for trail crew volunteers engaged in partnerships
4. Construct a segment of recreational trail based on course concepts
5. Demonstrate safe utilization of basic trail building tools and techniques
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Partnerships
a. Land Managers
b. Creating a Trail Proposal
c. Managing Volunteers
II. Philosophy of Successful Trails
a. Why, Who What, Why Diverse Trail Systems Work
b. Importance of Singletrack
c. Economic Benefits of trails
d. Attracting Users
III. Principles of Sustainable Trails
a. Rolling Contour Trails
b. Understanding Grade
c. 5 Essential Elements of Sustainable Trails
d. Difficulty Ratings
e. Signs
f. Managing Visitors through Trail Design
IV. Trail Design Process
a. Trail design planning
b. Mapping the terrain
c. Route setting & flagging
V. Tools for Trailwork
a. What tools are used for what task
b. Safety equipment and clothing
c. Safe use of tools
VI. Trail Construction
a. In-slope and out-slope
b. Proper grades parallel and perpendicular
c. Feature construction
d. Managing water runoff
VII. Trail Maintenance
a. Trail repair vs re-routing
b. Routing process
c. Re-grading
Skip to top of page
