Introduction to Walking Trail Survey, Design and Specification
Course Aim:
Introduce learners to the principles, processes and techniques used to prepare plans and specifications for trail surface construction works.
Course Topics:
- Trails Survey types and methods
- Trail design principles
- Putting it all together – design and specification
- Identifying costs
Courses will be ran over 1 day and combine classroom and practical sessions. Course sizes will be capped at 16 to ensure maximum benefit is received by participants.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate different survey methods for trail planning and management, their purpose and usefulness
- Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of trail design, materials and techniques
- Demonstrate an understanding of what makes a trail fit for purpose
- Comment on common mistakes in trail design
- Determine what type of survey to undertake for a particular project; use collected survey data to inform the planning and design for a trail
- Apply the basic principles which underpin trail sustainability into trail design
- Demonstrate an understanding of the range of information needed to prepare a specification
- Understand how to use this information in identifying an indicative cost for this project
Target Audience:
- CE Schemes, RSS and Tus supervisors and staff
- Local Authority staff
- Forestry staff
- Trail management committee members
- Volunteers and other persons likely to be working on trail maintenance.
![Trail](/sites/default/files/styles/user_defined/public/2019-10/turnpike201_0.jpg?h=1851c7f5&itok=6yqXNL7w)
This course really made me think about the techniques that are needed to prepare plans and specifications for our own trail and without this course, it probably would have been a lot more difficult.