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Bicycle Management - Principles And Policies
Trail Issues
- Managing Mountain Biking: IMBA's Guide to Providing Great Riding
- -- Written for professional land managers, volunteers, and recreation providers alike, this 256-page book offers an essential collection of best practices for planning, designing, and managing successful trail networks and bike parks.
- A Trail of One's Own?
- -- Separate Trails Divide; Shared Trails Unite.
- Bikes and Horses: A Case for Sharing, Clemson University
- -- A presentation outline which covers aspects of relations between equestrians, their horses,
cyclists and their bikes. - Conflicts on Multiple-Use Trails
- -- Synthesis of the Literature and State of the Practice.
- The Importance of Singletrack (web format) (pdf format)
- -- Understanding the legitimacy of bicycling on singletrack trails.
- Jefferson County, Colorado Open Space Trail Impact Memo
- -- A national leader in shared-use trail management compares the impacts of different trail users.
- The Minimum Tool Rule - A Hierarchy of Options for Managing Trail User Conflicts
- -- By Andy Kulla, USDA Forest Service. From most preferable to least preferable.
- Mountain Bikers Aren't "Mechanized" Trail Users! (download as a pdf to print and share)
- -- Why mountain biking should be managed as a non-motorized form of recreation.
- Multiple-Use Conflicts Study Reviews State of Management Art
- -- Executive Summary, Conflicts on Multiple-Use Trails.
- Perception and Reality of Conflict: Walkers and Mountain Bikes on the Queen Charlotte Track in New Zealand
- -- 2002. Gordon Cessford, Science and Research Unit, Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Shared Use Community Trail Systems
- -- Presented at the Panel Trails and Communities: Connecting the American Spirit, National Trails Symposium.
- Trail Designation Inventories
- -- A trail designation inventory, attempts to record all trails in a system and categorize them by use.
- Using Technology for the Management of Trails
- -- The advent of Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping is good news for trail advocates
- Trail Diplomacy: The Simple Path to Mountain Biking's Future
- -- An IMBA special report on user interaction on trails and how to improve it.
- Tactics for Dealing With Unauthorized Trails
- -- Land managers and trail advocates discuss an important issue.
- Unauthorized Trails - Do They Threaten Our Sport?
- -- An IMBA special report on unauthorized trails and how to solve the problem.
Tourism and Other Tips
- Kelowna, British Columbia Mountain Bike Statistics and Community Profile (PDF file)
- -- (2007) This 30-page report includes mountain biking statistics, demographics, a participant survey, interviews, demand for biking facilities, key issues and solutions, partnership opportunities, best practices, and recommendations for managing mountain biking in the Kelowna area. It serves as an initial step in preparation of a Mountain Bike Strategy. Prepared by The City of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, and BC Parks.
- 15 Tips from IMBA on Developing Mountain Biking Tourism
- -- Steps your community can take to promote mountain bike tourism .
- 20 IMBA Tips That Don't Suck
- -- Simple things you can do anytime to help mountain biking - that don't suck!
- Bicycling: Moving America Forward - A Bicycling Promotion Booklet (External Link)
- -- Bikes Belong's colorful booklet portrays bicycling and highlights its benefits to the economy, communities, health, families, and quality of life.
- Destination Mountain Biking: Positioning Your Community for Mountain Bike Tourism
- -- 14 tips to bring off-road cyclists to your area.
- Successful Ski Resorts: Maximize Your Summer Season
- -- Six steps in the evolution of a mountain bike resort.
- Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Offers Professional Help for Ski Resorts
- -- From the National Ski Area Association Journal, April/May 2006
- Mountain Biking Tourism Success Stories
- -- Learn from other regions who are banking on mountain biking.
- The New Frontier - Are lift-accessed bike parks sparking a revolution? (or choose pdf format with pictures) 2002.
- -- By Mitchell Scott and Bike Magazine. A great article about ski area bike parks, with a focus on the awesome Whistler Bike Park.
- Travel Patterns of Destination Mountain Bikers
- -- 2003 survey of IMBA members in order to gain an understanding of mountain bikers' travel patterns.
Night Riding
- Shedding Light on Night Riding
- -- The basics from IMBA (2004).
- Success Story: Wakefield A Model for Night Mountain Bike Riding
- -- Wakefield Park, Fairfax County, Virginia.
- Night Riding Partnership Agreement Between Bike Club and Land Manager
- -- Use this sample agreement to draft your own proposal.
- Bike Patrol Night Riding Program (pdf format)
- -- Sample volunteer application and orientation materials.
Mountain Bike Trails: Best Management Practices
- Managing Mountain Biking: IMBA's Guide to Providing Great Riding
- -- Written for professional land managers, volunteers, and recreation providers alike, this 256-page book offers an essential collection of best practices for planning, designing, and managing successful trail networks and bike parks.
- Black Rock Freeride Management Plan
- -- (2004) Created by the Black Rock Mountain Bike Club and the Oregon Department of Forestry, this plan outlines management of the Black Rock Trail System (.pdf)
- BLM National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan (pdf file 2.3 MB)
- -- (November 2002) The plan describes how the BLM will manage and support mountain biking for years to come on the 263 million acres of public land they manage.
- California Recreational Trail Plan (PDF file 1.1 MB, off-site link)
Read the California Plan highlights. - -- (June 2002) A great resource that extols the virtues of multiple-use trails. Check out their great Trails Philosophy (p5) and smattering of visionary, forward-thinking goals (pp14-28).
- California State Parks Trails Policy: Opening Lines of Communication
- -- A wonderful new policy that ensures trail users' questions and concerns are answered. Parks must now respond to requests for opening new trails to mountain biking or other uses.
- Jefferson County, Colorado Open Space Trail Impact Memo
- -- A national leader in shared-use trail management compares the impacts of different trail users.
- Hobart, Australia, Wellington Park Bike Strategy (pdf file 450kb)
- -- (2005) A plan for managing mountain biking at Wellington Park, a popular riding location just outside the city of Hobart, Tasmania.
- Oregon Non-Motorized Trails Plan (PDF file 1.6 MB, off-site link)
Read the Oregon Plan highlights. - -- (2005) Oregon's plan provides several terrific resources for those interested in promoting mountain biking and other non-motorized trail activities in their home state or region. Start at the executive summary on page 1 and then be sure to check out the introduction (p21), excellent summary of benefits of recreation (p24), region-by-region summary of issues (p34), the user survey (p41) and program ranking and evaluation criteria (p71).
- State Mountain Bike Plan - Mount Lofty Ranges Region, South Australia (pdf file 800kb)
- -- (October 2001) A comprehensive mountain bike management plan for the Adelaide region of South Australia.
- Roanoke Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway Trail Plan (pdf file 1.6 MB)
- -- (January 2004) An outstanding example of a trail management plan with a shared-use philosophy, sustainable trail design, and volunteerism. The Trail Plan will become a component of the National Park Service's Blue Ridge Parkway General Management Plan.
- Rotorua, New Zealand, Whakarewarewa Forest Mountain Biking Policy (pdf file 228kb)
- -- (2004) Created by Kaingaroa Timberlands Management and other groups, this policy manages mountain biking access to commercial forest estates that also include conservation and recreation areas.
- Townsville, Australia, Mt. Stuart Downhill Trail Management Plan (MS Word doc)
- -- (2005) Created by the Townsville Rockwheelers Mountain Bike Club, this plan outlines the design, construction, maintenance, and management of a downhill mountain bike track for all skill levels.
- Vermont Outdoor Recreation Plan (PDF file 3.3 MB, off-site link)
Read the Vermont Plan highlights. - -- (December 2004) This final draft version outlines a great list of desired conditions (p11) and provides a positive summary of mountain biking in the state (p105).
- Virginia Outdoor Plan - PDF file 14.1 MB, off-site link
Read the Virginia Plan highlights. - -- (February 2002) The entire first section of this monster plan has valuable information on recreation and shared use (pp8-70). There is also a user survey outlining the demand and need for outdoor recreation opportunities (p382) and a handy summary of land use planning tools and strategies for protecting open space and natural areas (p406). And don't miss the IMBA praise on page 91!
Responsible Riding
- 10 Responsible Riding Tips
- -- The skinny on low impact riding. Sponsored by REI. (Also available as a color brochure.)
- Trail Diplomacy: The Simple Path to Mountain Biking's Future
- -- A IMBA special report on user interaction on trails and how to improve it.
- The Art of Riding Softly
- -- Hank Barlow, Mountain Bike magazine.
- Communicate When Passing
- -- Trail courtesy is critical.
- Getting Along With Horses and Equestrians
- -- Theo Stein et.al.
- Share The Trails
- -- From the New England Mountain Bicycling Association.
- Mud On Your Race
- -- How race promoters can plan for the weather while preserving the race and the trails.
Bicycle Policies
- Sierra Club Policy and Guidelines on Mountain Bicycling
- -- Guidelines revised Jan. 31, 1998
- Bay Area District Policy on Mountain Bicycling
- -- Mid-Peninsula Open Space District, California
Elsewhere on the 'Net
- Strategies for Monitoring Tourism in Your Community
- --The purpose of this bulletin is to provide ideas for tracking local tourism activity. Arizona Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona, March 1999
