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FSH 2309.18 - TRAILS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK
WO AMENDMENT 2309.18-91-2
EFFECTIVE 11/8/91
ZERO CODE
Use this handbook to transform Forest Plan decisions into specific ground activities and facilities (FSM 2350).
02 - OBJECTIVES. See FSM 2353.02.
04 - RESPONSIBILITY. See FSM 2353.04.
05 - DEFINITIONS.
1. Difficulty Levels. The degree of challenge a trail presents to an average user's physical ability and skill. Difficulty is a function of trail condition and route location factors
such as alignment, steepness of grades, gain and loss of elevation, availability of drinking water, and amount and kind of natural barriers that must be crossed. Difficulty levels apply
to all the types of trails discussed in this handbook.
a. Easiest. A trail requiring limited skill with little challenge to travel.
b. More Difficult. A trail requiring some skill and challenge to travel.
c. Most Difficult. A trail requiring high degree of skill and challenge to travel.
Snow, ice, rain, and other weather conditions may increase the levels of difficulty.
2. Forest Development Trails. As defined in 36 CFR 212.1 and 261.2 (FSM 1013.4), those trails wholly or partially within, or adjacent to and serving, the National Forests and other
areas administered by the Forest Service that have been included in the forest development transportation plan.
3. Four-Wheel Drive Way. A forest development road included in the forest development transportation plan and commonly used by four-wheel drive, high-clearance vehicles wider than
50 inches.
4. Waterway. A designated route over water commonly used for travel and included in the forest development transportation plan.
5. All-Terrain Vehicle. Any motorized, off-highway vehicle 50 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of 600 pounds or less that travels on three or more low-pressure tires
with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator. Low-pressure tires are 6 inches or more in width and designed for use on wheel rim diameters of 12 inches or less, utilizing an
operating pressure of 10 pounds per square inch (psi) or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
6. Standard Maintenance. Maintenance that is adequate to permit the trail to serve its established objectives.
7. Less-Than-Standard Maintenance. Maintenance under which some work items are not performed, resulting in a trail that does not fully serve established objectives.
8. Snow Trail. Trails over snow used by snow travelers. Snow trails can, by themselves, be a complete route for snow traveling, or they can be used in conjunction with other development
roads or trails to provide a complete route.
9. Cross-Country Skiing. Cross-country skiing is used herein as a generic term. It includes skiing on unmarked routes or marked trails that may be packed and groomed with set tracks.
06 - REFERENCES. The following references are needed for managing a trails program:
1. FSH 2309.11, RIM Handbook.
2. FSH 7109.11, Sign Handbook.
3. FSH 7109.11a, Forest Service Catalog of Posters and Signs.
4. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Standard Specifications for Construction of Trails. EM 7720-102. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
1984.