Mountain Bike Trails: Best Management Practices

Land Manager's Mountain Bike Management Toolkit

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.
Oregon Non-Motorized Trails Plan - PDF file 1.6 MB, off-site link (2005) Read the Oregon Plan highlights.: -- 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).
California Recreational Trail Plan - PDF file 1.1 MB, off-site link (June 2002) Read the California Plan highlights.: -- 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).
Vermont Outdoor Recreation Plan - PDF file 3.3 MB, off-site link (December 2004) Read the Vermont Plan highlights.: -- 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 (February 2002) Read the Virginia Plan highlights.: -- 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!

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	Mountain Bike Trails: Best Management Practices Land Manager's Mountain Bike Management Toolkit 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. Oregon Non-Motorized Trails Plan - PDF file 1.6 MB, off-site link (2005) Read the Oregon Plan highlights. -- 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). California Recreational Trail Plan - PDF file 1.1 MB, off-site link (June 2002) Read the California Plan highlights. -- 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). Vermont Outdoor Recreation Plan - PDF file 3.3 MB, off-site link (December 2004) Read the Vermont Plan highlights. -- 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 (February 2002) Read the Virginia Plan highlights. -- 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!


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