Building Trails In My Backyard! | Tips and Techniques
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- čas přidán 21. 12. 2022
- It's happening. I finally have some room to build my own trails and ride, so we're diving in. Tune in for day 1 as I start to map out the first trail and offer building tips so you can get out and build your own trails!
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that was rad! stoked to see it progress
Make friends with the folks at your local sawmill! You can get a ton of lumber for wooden features when you inevitably have to drop a few trees
I was so hyped when you started going on about natural trails. Bench cut trails are fun but nothing beats natural trails! Especially when you can use the terrain to create features to spice it up. I'm fortunate to have a crew of riders at my favorite local system that build awesome trails using limited elevation and what's available in the woods. The best!
The absolute best thing about riding a bike is building your own trails and having them turn out fun to ride! Looking forward to seeing how your new trails turn out!
Stoked to see the DH trails come to life, cheers \m/
Been wanting to build for a month, watching you is getting me started tomorrow.
cant wait to see this build. Thanks bud!
It won’t break tree branches, but check out the Fiskars 24” leaf rake. It flexes over roots, stumps and rocks and still picks up all the leaves on the our trails very efficiently. We use it for rake and ride trail building as well as general maintenance work. You can get it for around $20 at Home Depot. You won’t be disappointed.
That dirt looks so nice to dig
I built 3 trails, it's the hardest work I've ever done, like 3 to 4 hour intense gym sessions. Literally blood sweat and tears, definitely took a toll but also the body adapts, i got stronger and better at it, you do need to rest well.
Respect to all trail builders
"Sprint dig," Facts!! I do the same thing. Fun video thanks for sharing.
Love dig videos! I'd be interested in seeing how you decide on routing, do you flag the trail first or just go for it once you have an idea on where it's gonna go?
cant wait to follow your progress on the build man.. happy holidays
Great stuff... looking forward to seeing how it builds!
Yesssss. I'm looking forward to this!
I love this stuff. Can't wait to see what you come up with so I can plan more for my trail
That's awesome... looking forward to more build edits!!
I recommend a trail tool, it's called a spade and you use it to actually dig features.
Great Video with proper useful tips 👍
You cant say enough how important it is to scout the terrain, this make trail building and trails later on so much better.
Please give some more tips all the small details always good to learn…. cheers and merry christmas 🎄
for the dream! can't wait to see more of this!
That is fantastic. I'm looking forward to see next videos. That will be great inspiration. This year I was helped out few guys with local trails. This year we plan to have that legalised what means more trail building :-)
A tip for budget builders, a quality folding saw can do as good or even better than a reciprocating saw. Can reach harder to reach branches, safer, cheaper, lighter and as fast. I use one garden shears for very small branches and roots, silky folding saw for medium branches, an axe for splitting rungs (froes are awesome if you can find one) and a chainsaw for making slabs and felling large trees. :)
Aaron, I love that trail envisioning & routing approach you use. I've used the same on two trails -- scan the landscape for support / line change vectors, look for game trails, minimize the bench cut needs for those very same erosion results you mention. It saves on building time and usually the end result "rides in" more interestingly than trails that are heavy on the land-sculpting. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result of this XC loop. Thanks for making & sharing this video.
i enjoy good trail building videos. this is going to be an entertaining series.
Start to finish digs are so cool. Great to see your blank canvas and what it becomes. You'll obviously put in all the fun exciting bits but don't forget to add the boring drainage and sustainability tips to keep the kids trails running.
Look forward to watching the build evolve.
Really stoked on this new series. I’ve been digging my local trails for the past few months, hoping to get some local riders to join in
Love this new series! It would be cool to make some tree slaloms - like a single track dual slalom track with flat turns
Looking forward to seeing what a world class rider creates when there's a blank canvas to play with. Can't beat back yard builds
Gwin hit up southridge this year! Always stoked to see a video 😎
how awesome your backyard is aaron 💪
I began building bmx tracks as a kid and mountain bike trails in my fifty's! It's a great reward and workout and fun to just let the terrain tell you how to build it. A good tip is to work the dirt when moist and in the fall/winter when plants are dormant!
sweet, man! we have just 2.5 ac but it wasn't long and I had some trails cut in. At least a quarter of it is front yard and house foot print, but it's all hill also, have a small creek on it too. I have a similar idea of using the lay of the land, we had a couple of those deer/animal paths that we incorporated too. Have two little bridges over the creek at this point, loops that you can ride a bunch of different ways, always a work in progress but yeah, so awesome to have it right at the house, and for my kids to mess with too.
This is cool. I have a similar property. The climb is ROUGH on an enduro bike but it is rad to have somewhere so easy to dig and ride.
We have almost 2 miles of trails, jump line, and pump track on our 5 acres. It's a ton of fun having it right at the house.
Very cool. Just a big kid!
This series is going to be rad 🤙🏻
More of this please 🤩
Welcome to Nashville. Wilkins Branch is the place to ride nearby. We have a bunch of private motocross, ebike and jump trails in the area. Great place to live and ride.
Trail building is like the cream for mountain bike coffee... it makes it that much sweeter.
Nashvegas! This is going to be rad!
Nice. About to start a trail on our 30 acres.
I'll come dig for ya man anytime! Got a few freeride lines here in Riverside.
I'm a sucker for trail building vlogs, especially from Aaron fvkin gwin
AG’s gone full CZcamsr and I’m loving it!
I built my 3yo a bike trail this week with a rake, broom & scissors 😅
Even Aaron has a Trek in the garage. He knows what’s up!
Good luck riding trails in the Nashville area in the winter… other than Montgomery bell
Make more trail building videos! This was rad.
Diggin’ the dig vids! As for ideas for vids: I really enjoyed your workout videos. Would be nice to dive more into your fitness and nutrition regime.
You have a topo survey of your lot? Might be nice to see what it looks like from above. Seems way easy to get lost in them trees :)
Heaven! Now...Steber - when are we gonna see a new Tazer!?!
I want to see trail riding content on the primer or tracer!
You’re also gonna want a Maddock, a Pulaski and a good Brazilian made machete aka “cutlass”.
Awesome 👍🍺
Yes the gwinmister is back .
Dear Aaron, do you have video with your garage review? It will be interesting to see! I very admire you! I’m 17 years old. Hello from Ukraine!
Wish you was my uncle would love doing this
Good luck😂
So sick!! Would love to put some machines and wood on the ground at our heros' house!! If you're interested, 😆
❤❤❤super geil !!!
trail building.... easily as fun as riding :P
Did you create an overview map before you started digging? Or was it just all informal after walking around to scout features?
your building ''chute'' trails,they cup up however much on each side,actually a clever approach, however an argument for crossing the fall line more directly is extended ride time,and sharable with less experienced riders.
Rake and ride yew!
No tool kit is complete without a wheelbarrow. Nice dirt!
Make a Training Track style
Hi this here is Aaron's hike hax! Welcome to Turn Summit. It's time to do something kinda the same...
How many times a day do you have to shave? I watched it grow during your video
The McLeod is good, I am converted to the Travis Tool from Rogue.
Love my Rogue Travis. It’s great for chopping roots, bench cutting, one swing of the blade takes out a small multiflora bush.
What in the Greer Ranch is this?!?
Get on board with the timelapses please :D
Can i go in there for a ride!! 😀
How's the elevation looking
is this propery in bonaqua
In Germany, most trails are built like that, because it is a pain in the ass to get permission to dig, so most are dug illegally. This way you also get as much trail as possible with the least amount of work.
It might be time for a Seth Alvo collaboration video?
If you haven't already, get flood lights around your property. You would not want Bigfoot stealing your bikes.
What you need is an excavator and a skid steer problem solved... 👊💥💥💥💥🤣🤣🤣🤣