Trail Planning and Construction

Downstream Strategies is a Professional TrailBuilders Association member company and offers technical assistance to clients interested in building trails for a range of uses. Our sustainable trail specialists work with local, state, and federal entities to create and extend public facilities, including multi-use trails and campsites.

We specialize in creating environmentally friendly trails that highlight an area’s natural beauty, become community focal points, and create local jobs and economic benefits.
  • Site evaluation
  • Heavy equipment operation and permit compliance
  • Hiking, biking, fitness, historical interpretation, and environmental interpretation
  • Community coordination and leadership
  • Road decommissioning

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Projects

Oglebay Resort and Park Trail Concept Plan

Downstream Strategies worked with Oglebay Park to develop a trail concept plan. The trail concept plan identifies the best locations for mountain bike-optimized trails within the park, makes recommendations about how to broadly plan trails to meet the needs and desires of anticipated user groups, and provides important guidance to park management on how to proceed and budget for trail development.

Understanding Mountain Bike Tourism: Strategies and Recommendations for Increasing Mountain Bike Tourism Opportunities in Richwood, West Virginia

We highlighted opportunities and marketing strategies to help Richwood capitalize on mountain bike tourism. The report included a profile of the mountain bike user group; an overview of existing trail resources in Richwood, nearby mountain biking destinations, and upcoming opportunities to expand mountain biking in the region; recommendations to help business owners market to mountain bikers; and examples of other rural communities that have used mountain biking to spur local economic development.