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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Marlinton Bike Tourism Action Plan

To help the Town of Marlinton, West Virginia enhance its standing as a gateway community to the Monongahela National Forest, our trail planning team created an action plan focusing on tourism infrastructure needs and marketing. The plan prepares the community for increased visitation and to contribute to the greater regional effort of achieving gold-level status for the Snowshoe Highlands Area Ride Center.

Preparing for Growth: Readying the Elk River Trail Towns for the Future

Recreation and tourism investments in Central West Virginia have centered around the establishment of the Elk River Trail System. To maximize its economic development power, communities must implement intentional strategies to accommodate an increased number of visitors. This report identifies strategies that would cost just over $4 million, but that could result in $250 million in new sales activity over the next 15 years in four Elk River Trail Towns.