Category: trail safety

Trail Safety for Hiking and Bicycle Paths

How to Stay Safe on Bicycle & Hiking Trails Trail Safety Tips for Hikers Trails offer a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature and explore the great outdoors. However, hiking and exploring the wilderness comes with its own set of risks and dangers. To make sure you have a safe and enjoyable experience on the …

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Notify Someone When You Hit the Trails

bike riders looking at trail map

Stay Found is First Trail Rule “When you’re going out for a trail hike, trail run, backpacking trip or bike ride, you should always let someone know where you’re’ going and when you expect to be back, especially when you’re going on a solo adventure.” Said the world’s biggest hypocrite. I’d say about half the …

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Trail Notes = Stay Found

I often expound upon the safety virtues of trails, and it’s true that they are usually very safe places to ride your bike, hike, ride your horse, inline skate, run… But even trails have their potential hazards. Thundershowers happen; people get lost. The best laid plans of mice & men sometimes go awry. I started …

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