| Clearing a section of dirt bike trails is tedious | | | | thing to do is go around them if you don't have |
| work. There is often a lot to move or cut out of | | | | bigger equipment. Next thing is to get rid off any |
| the way, even if you're just making single track. | | | | hanging or fallen branches that you don't want on |
| There are many ways to do it. The easiest is to | | | | the trail. Move them to the side of the trail, use |
| bulldoze it over or ride over it with a 4 wheeler, | | | | them as a border, or make an obstacle out of |
| but I'm here to help you build trails with cheap | | | | them. That goes for fallen trees as well. |
| tools. | | | | After you get the big stuff out of the way it |
| It took a long time and many wasted hours of | | | | might be time to get out the dirt scooter. Ride |
| trying to figure out what routine works best | | | | over the trails to see how it is. Be prepared to |
| when clearing a section of trails, but I finally | | | | make adjustments because you will often miss |
| figured it out. I was too picky in the early stages | | | | things. Different climates call for different actions. |
| of making dirt bike trails because I was trying to | | | | Where I live the main problem I have after |
| get rid of all the sticks on the ground, as well as | | | | clearing the big things in the trail is thorns and |
| RAKING LEAVES!!! That's right, I actually raked | | | | weeds. I find that it works the best to trim them |
| leaves. I cannot believe how many hours I | | | | just enough so that you can ride through the trails |
| wasted trying to rake every last leaf off of the | | | | without getting too scraped up. The thorns in our |
| trail just so I could see dirt! That wouldn't fly, so I | | | | woods can get really thick and tall, so I |
| quit raking my time away... | | | | sometimes have to spend a whole day going |
| Once you made a layout for your trails, the first | | | | through a section trimming them. |
| thing you should do is clear the big stuff. Use a | | | | That's it for now. If you have any questions or |
| Hand Saw/Bow Saw to cut down trees that are | | | | concerns, feel free to comment. So until next |
| up to about 5" (13cm) in diameter that are in the | | | | time, go out and start clearing some dirt bike |
| way. If they are much bigger then the easiest | | | | trails! |