Category: accessible trails

Hiking With Children

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Hiking With Children: Hitting the Trail with Kids On a first glance going camping with children seems like a scary proposition. Everything goes wrong and the adventurous parents often end up looking like irresponsible idiots. But is that actually true? Is it actually that dangerous to go out on the open road and the forest …

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Thanks for the Trailsnet Donations

Donations to Trailsnet.com Appreciated Many thanks to those who have donated to Trailsnet so we can continue to provide the best trail information on the internet. We always appreciate your donations to help keep the Trailsnet website up and running. It’s fairly expensive for website hosting and frequent updates to keep Trailsnet easy to use. …

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Should Bicycles Be Allowed On Wilderness Trails?

[yop_poll id=”2″] Welcome to Adventure Project followers. We look forward to your input. Feel free to share the poll on your website, Twitter, Facebook, etc. And thanks to Outside magazine for getting this discussion started on their Facebook page.

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A Coordinated Trail Network

I recently met with a representative for Senator Michael Bennet. I was scheduled to meet with Senator Udall in June, but was unable to make it to Washington D.C. as planned. At my recent meeting with Representative Bennet’s assistant, I asked him to deliver the following letter to Colorado Senators about assisting me in developing …

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Should Segways be allowed on trails?

Okay, readers; here’s a tough question. Should Segways be allowed on trails? An article by American Trails shows a recent ruling by a federal judge that says that Segways aren’t in the same category as wheelchairs, so in essence, the answer appears to be, “no!” I can certainly see the reasoning behind this ruling, but …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/23/should-segways-be-allowed-on-trails/

5 best New Hampshire Trails

Wow there are some great trails in the United States. I couldn’t tell you which state has the best trails, but New Hampshire would certainly rank up there pretty high. Last October, I had the opportunity to visit the following five trails: Ammonoosuc Rail Trail in Littleton, NHAshuelot Rail Trail in Keene, NHCheshire Rail Trail …

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