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Scotland’s Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike Association Is Working to Legitimize A Massive Network of Unauthorized Singletrack

The association is not coming in and smoothing trails to make them less technical, as they know that will only lead to additional unauthorized trail building. Instead, they are working to keep the trails in the natural style that everyone loves.

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Pirate Trails, Mud, and Booby Traps [Podcast]

In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Gerow, Jeff, and Matt discuss trail advocacy news from the North America and Europe, and share the results from recent trail etiquette surveys.

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What Should We Do With All of Our Pirate Trails?

While the "build first, legalize later" method of trail construction has worked out in some places, it can backfire when land managers decide they can't trust mountain bikers to be responsible stewards and trail users.

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