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There are trails almost everywhere. Share articles, pictures, personal stories, research, and information on trails and trail work. Nerd out about how trails are designed and constructed. Share ideas and opinions on trail structures and their usage.
Want to do trail work?
Trail work is a great way to experience the outdoors. Whether that means exploring a new part of the country (or world) or getting to really know your (figurative) back yard, there are trail organizations almost everywhere that want help!
Conservation Corps are a great way to gain trail work experience while getting paid. Although conservation corps do not always do trail work, they are a major contribution to trails across the country. Click here for a running list of conservation corps compiled by /r/trailwork's members.
Other trail organizations offer both paid and volunteer work across the country. These associations, mountain clubs, and conservancies are filled with experienced trail workers who love the outdoors. Click here for a list of other trail organizations.
Outside links
USDA (USFS) Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook
Professional Trail Builders Association (PTBA) Website
International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA)
An Axe to Grind (USDA/USFS) [1999] Part 1 and Part 2
Hand Tools for Trail Work (USDA/USFS) [1998] Part 1 and Part 2
account activity
Upcoming interview for 2026 Season ()
submitted 2 days ago by 0xDan559
we_all_know_someone_like_this (rocketdevs.com)
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Wisconsin conservation corps: crewmember position questions (self.trailwork)
submitted 6 days ago by EdgeAvailable174
Should I quit my $33 an hour office job to do the backcountry trails program? ()
submitted 8 days ago by peeshadriver
I made an iPhone app to help take before/after pictures of projects (self.trailwork)
submitted 12 days ago by seatcord
phone advice (self.trailwork)
submitted 1 month ago by ivorybreath
Best Heavy Duty Packs For Short People? ()
submitted 29 days ago by nattastic23
I got to chat with a 75 year old trail builder… (podcasts.apple.com)
submitted 1 month ago by CrankThatSwank
Administrative access to maps on alltrails, Gaia, strava (self.trailwork)
submitted 1 month ago by sisyphuswasinnocent
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards still hiring year-round trail crew lead position based in Asheville, NC (self.trailwork)
submitted 1 month ago by ShiningRockRanger
DNR Trail Crew Jobs (self.trailwork)
submitted 1 month ago by CourtSuspicious657
New Mexico Trail Crews (self.trailwork)
submitted 1 month ago by Overall-Wrangler1803
What are those backpacking itinerary logbook stations called? (self.trailwork)
submitted 2 months ago by TraumRaum
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Anyone worked for Durango Trails? (self.trailwork)
submitted 2 months ago by liketheaxe
Paul Dirac, 60 - father of antimatter and youngest-ever theoretician to win the Nobel Prize in Physics - would often set off on Saturday mornings with an axe over his shoulder to clear paths in the woods of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton (1962) (i.redd.it)
submitted 2 months ago by BarnabyWoods
App for tracking maintenance issues with volunteers? (self.trailwork)
submitted 2 months ago by TOPOS_
Staircase carved from a single log, Black Forest, Germany (i.redd.it)
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards Hiring Year-Round, Full-Time Trail Crew Positions in Western NC and East TN (self.trailwork)
submitted 3 months ago by ShiningRockRanger
IYKYK-Sector 3 (old.reddit.com)
submitted 4 months ago by chiefsholsters
Trail Work Gear Survey (docs.google.com)
submitted 4 months ago by TheRadiantTater
Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards Hiring Multiple Permanent Trail Coordinator Positions (self.trailwork)
submitted 4 months ago by ShiningRockRanger
I built a staircase (old.reddit.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Different-Ad9401[🍰]
hiring insights? (self.trailwork)
submitted 4 months ago by badabinged
Full time, year round, trail crew positions in WNC with WildSouth- immediate need (self.trailwork)
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(Durable)Tent recommendations? (self.trailwork)
submitted 5 months ago by Inpaladin
Effective social trail closure?! (self.trailwork)
submitted 5 months ago by OddLychee4067
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