Trails Skill Library - Tread MAINTENANCE

Written By Kristin Van Everen

Photo from Bob Marshall

Wilderness Foundation

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Flathead Trails Association is working to add trail skills into our trainings. In the fall of 2024 we plan to begin offering trainings these trainings will include strategies and lessons from The Trails Skill Project. This competency framework provides a shared language around trail skills and expertise.

Entry Level Performance

  • Safely use a variety of hand tools to perform effective maintenance on a range of trail types independently

  • Identify the location and appropriate strategy to maintain the trail tread to its desired standards and specifications with supervision.

Full Performance Level

  • Safely use hand tools to maintain a trail that meets the maintenance specifications and trail sustainability principles independently

  • Identify locations and the appropriate strategy to maintain the trail tread to the desired specifications independently.

Expert Level Performance

  • Efficiently and effectively use hand tools to maintain a trail, drawing from a variety of techniques to meet maintenance specifications and sustainability principles.

  • Implement a comprehensive maintenance plan for a trail and/or trail system

Kristin Van Everen
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