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1. General Standards for Trails <br /> <br />Trailheads and support facilities should be provided at reasonable <br />distances and located with regional facilities where feasible. These <br />areas should provide parking areas, sanitary facilities, telephones, <br />and signs indicating the name of the trail, location and layout, <br />distances and destinations of routes. <br /> <br />b. Trails should be adequately marked and signed. Signs should include: <br /> <br />(I) trailhead signs <br /> <br />(2) directional markings <br /> <br />(3) information signs (such as intersections) <br /> <br />(4) warnings (such as danger) <br /> <br />(5) regulatory (such as stop signs) <br /> <br />(6) prohibitory signs (such as no bicycles or snowmobiles allowed) <br /> <br />Uniform signs in design and size will be' used throughout ~rail systems. <br />Uniform signs for snowmobiling and biking have been developed by the <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and will be used to avoid <br />confusing and differing signs. <br /> <br />Regional trail corridors should be wide enough to use natural <br />systems while minimizing the disruption to these natural systems. <br />Trail corridors that include biking, hiking, cross-country skiing, <br />horseback rfding and snowmobiling should be a minimum of 150 feet <br />wide where feasible. <br /> <br />d. Adequate drainage of Trails is essential for maintenance and <br /> prevention of erosion. <br /> <br />Trail treadways may be separated within the same segment. For example, <br />a connecting trail corridor between trailheads (or parks) may actually <br />be two separate treadways, e4g., a bike lane on a road, with snowmobiling, <br />ski touring, hiking near an adjacent creek. <br /> <br />Trail treadways may be co.non for differing uses, e.g., <br />snowmobiling/horseback riding on the same treadway, or hiking/ski touring, <br />etc. ~.~en uses are determined to be incompatible, such as horseback <br />and biking, the treadways should be separate but within the same corridor. <br /> <br />2. Cross-Country Ski Trail Guidelines <br /> <br />a. Trails should be laid out to hold snow. Methods of achieving this are: <br /> <br />(!) north facing slopes; avoid south facing slopes <br /> <br />(2) valleys <br /> <br />(3) areas of vegetation <br /> <br />(4) woods <br /> <br />(5) tree lines <br /> <br />b. Trails should provide a variety of terrain <br /> <br />c. Trail slopes should <br /> <br />(1) be 15 to 20 percent maximum on trails other than advanced trails <br /> <br />(2) on a steep slope provide sufficient width for hill climbing <br /> methods, such as side stepping. <br /> <br /> <br />