Trail-Blazing & Land Access Services
Professional routing, cutting and maintenance for private land
- Duration
- Project-based
- Group size
- Landowners, trusts and municipalities
- Availability
- Year-round, construction April through November
The idea
Consulting and hands-on trail work for landowners, land trusts and municipalities across Southern Vermont. We route, cut, grade and maintain sustainable trails for hiking, riding, skiing or vehicle access, built to drain properly and survive mud season rather than wash out in the first spring thaw.
Most trail failures are drainage failures. A trail cut straight down a fall line becomes a stream the first serious spring, and no amount of later repair fixes a route that was wrong from the start. We survey the ground first, route with grade reversals and proper sidehill, and build something that holds.
Services run from a half-day consultation and flagged route through to full construction and a multi-year maintenance agreement. We work with private landowners opening up their acreage, land trusts building public access, and towns developing recreation assets. Access roads for remote camps and cabins are a regular part of the work.
Highlights
- Grade reversals and sidehill benching that survive mud season
- Hiking, riding, ski-touring and vehicle access trails
- Remote camp and cabin access roads
- Work for private landowners, trusts and towns
Good to know
- The initial site visit within our service area is free and carries no obligation.
- Permitting requirements vary by town and we will tell you honestly what applies.
- Winter is the right time to plan. Spring is the right time to build.
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