Trail Hardening for Mountain Bike Trails (TPD1704044)

Why Harden Trails?

What are our options?

Surface Modification

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Foundation Modification

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• § Glacial Loam and Loess

• § Saturates easily

• § Constructed during wettest months of the season – bad idea

• § Used hybridized technique:
• § Grading & Compaction

• Synthetic Fabric
• § Aggregate and Compaction

Collaborative Enhancement to Improve Phase I

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Surface Modification

-Minimal Grubbing

-Slot Trench and cap with

Native gravels Imported Loam

-Additional imported Rock Causeway added for technical challenge

Elevated Timber Structures

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Microtopograpahy Modification

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Pavers & Creative Materials

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Soil Stabilizers

• Soiltac® – www.Soilworks.com
• §   Most popular
• Cost prohibitive
• §   Used extensively on professional BMX tracks

• BioCement – www.biocementtech.com
• Environmentally inert
• Uses native soil bacterium to create stabilization (SCIENCE!)

• Dirt Glue Polymer – www.dirtglue.com
• Water Soluble
• Acrylic Polymer

Synthetics and Geogrids

Ditching and Culverts