Trail Builder Magazine

The best bikepacking routes in America have something in common: someone is working behind the scenes to keep them open.

Behind every mile of the Oregon Timber Trail, Arizona Trail (stewarded by the Arizona Trail Association), Colorado Trail, and countless other bikepacking routes are volunteers, trail crews, nonprofit organizations, and land managers working to keep them connected and rideable.

A new BOLT Coalition (Bikepacking Roots, International Mountain Bicycling Association, PeopleForBikes.org) report shines a spotlight on America’s long-distance trails.

We wanted to share insights from this report as it relates to the trail building community.

Who Keeps America’s Long-Distance Trails Alive? Insights from the BOLT Coalition Report — Trail Builder Magazine A new BOLT Coalition report highlights America’s long-distance bike trails and the often unseen stewardship required to keep routes like the Oregon Timber Trail connected, maintained, and rideable.

What if one law changed the future of mountain biking?

In 2003, Scotland gave mountain bikers the legal right to ride and explore most of the country’s land, as long as they did so responsibly.

The result?

Trail associations. Stronger relationships with landowners. Thriving trail towns. Hundreds of kilometers of maintained trails. Millions in rural economic impact.

In Volume 4, Issue 1 of Trail Builder Magazine, Illya Rudkin explores how Scotland transformed from rogue trails and conflict into one of the world’s most respected trail-building models.

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