Chattanooga, TN: Working Double-Time to Build Singletrack

Many miles of new singletrack are being constructed on Raccoon Mountain. Nat and Rachael Lopes taught volunteers the principles of trail design and construction.
The pinflags on the downhill side of the trail are tightly flagged to show exactly where volunteers should build the trail.
A group of Boy Scouts built a new section of trail with the craftsmanship you would expect from seasoned trailbuilders.

Ever since SORBA-Chattanooga launched the Singletrack Initiative, a workforce of volunteer trailbuilders has been working hard to transform the club's vision into reality. The goal of establishing 100 miles of singletrack within 10 miles of the city by 2010 gets closer with each work weekend.

The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew visited Chattanooga in April to educated new volunteers on sustainable trailbuilding techniques.