Contour Trail at Carnegie SVRA
There are few, if any, trail-related national “enterprises”
that have helped shape the concept of managed or sustainable OHV recreation
more than the crew at Trails Unlimited.
Post Mill Fire Trail Repair of 4WD Route
QWR had the recent privilege to visit with Cam Lockwood,
founder of Trails Unlimited, while working on a Forest Service trail research project
in Northern California. Before the US
Department of Agriculture Reinvention Program authorized the Enterprising of a
Trails Training Program through Trails Unlimited, Cam pioneered (circa 1980s) the
concept of engineered contour trails with rolling dips while working for the
BLM at the Cow Mountain OHV Area near Ukiah, California.
Over the last 26 years, Trails Unlimited has led the way
in constructing and reconstructing motorized and non-motorized trails and
related structures for local, state, and federal land agencies throughout the
country. The team has also trained many of the top trail dozer operators that work on numerous county,
state park, National Forest, and Bureau of Land Management units.
The next time you are out on a contour trail and ride
over a “rolling dip,” remember that modern trail structure is an integral part of
sustainable OHV recreation that helps secure that use for future generations.
Trails Unlimited
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