Sustainability and Trail Building

What are the three primary components of sustainability mentioned in the text?

• Environmental, social, and economic

• Environmental, cultural, and economic

• Social, cultural, and economic

• Environmental, social, and cultural

What is one of the significant goals of the book mentioned in the text?

• To promote mountain biking as a sport

• To help the trails community better understand the factors that comprise sustainable trails

• To provide a guide for building new trails

• To reduce the cost of trail maintenance

What does the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) identify when proposing new or modified trails?

• The cost of trail construction

• The potential impacts that are weighed against the benefits

• The number of users the trail can support

• The types of recreational activities allowed

What is one of the principles of an environmentally sustainable trail mentioned in the text?

• Minimization of potential resource impacts

• Maximization of trail length

• Reduction of trail width

• Increase in trail difficulty

What type of data is used in the iterative approach described in Chapter 5?

• Financial data

• Geographic information system (GIS) data

• Historical data

• User feedback data

What is one of the benefits of creating an accommodating, sustainable route at the outset of trail planning?

• It reduces the need for future maintenance.

• It ensures the trail will always be flat.

• It prevents the trail from being used.

• It increases the cost of trail construction.

What is a potential consequence of a trail system lacking the desired range of riding opportunities?

• Increased trail maintenance costs.

• Creation of unauthorized mountain bike trails.

• Decreased trail usage.

• Improved trail sustainability.

What process is recommended to avoid the scenario of unauthorized trail creation?

• Ignoring user feedback.

• Using the GQTE process.

• Closing all existing trails.

• Increasing trail fees.

What are the three components of sustainability mentioned in the text?

• Soil, water, and air.

• Topography, vegetation, and climate.

• Soil, topography, and vegetation.

• Water, vegetation, and climate.

What drives the need for updated trail design, planning, construction, and management tools?

• Increased trail fees.

• Regional diversity in rider culture, visitor use levels, landownership, and agency policies.

• Decreased trail usage.

• Uniformity in trail design.