Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Tips

Since 1997, the award-winning Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew has been travelling worldwide, helping to make trails better. Two full-time crews work with IMBA-affiliated clubs and land management agencies, teaching effective trail construction and maintenance techniques and sharing mountain bike success stories.

However, not all IMBA members have experience building or maintaining trails. Many of us are relatively new to the sport and have not tasted the satisfaction of applying a metal tool and elbow grease to a trailbed toward the goal of making it more fun to ride or walk and less likely to erode. The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew presents these trail techniques for beginners and experts alike.

Trailbuilding Basics

-- IMBA's Introductory Trail Building Manual

Build Contour Trails With Full Bench Cut And Outslope

-- Jan and Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Control Erosion With Rolling Grade Dips

-- Jan and Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Curb Erosion By Hardening Problem Spots

-- Jan and Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Essential Tools For Trailwork

-- Jan and Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

From Fantasy To Reality: The First Steps In Building A New Trail

-- Jan and Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

"Lightly on the Land"

-- Book Review by Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Switchbacks

-- Jan and Mike Riter, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Use Exposure to Add Challenge

-- Rich and Jen Edwards - Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Volunteer Management, 10 Steps for Successful Events

-- Ric Balfour and Holly Hill, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

Working With Land Managers, 12 Steps for Success

-- Ric Balfour and Holly Hill, Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew

More Trail Building and Maintenance Tips from IMBA experts can be found in IMBA's Resources Section.