Alabama State Parks, in partnership with North Alabama Trails & Recreation, is offering a four-day Trail Master Course, a part of the Trail Crew Workshop series, at Lake Guntersville State Park, November 16th-20th, 2025.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Trail Master Certification Course is a four-day intensive training camp that will cover the latest advances in trail design, construction and maintenance with a focus on long-term sustainability and ease of maintenance. Participants will be provided with a detailed booklet specific to each segment of the course.
Topics will include how to properly design and lay out a trail, how to avoid erosion and other environmental issues, how to handle user conflicts, proper construction techniques, how to rehabilitate existing trails, and a host of other topics. The course will include both classroom learning and hands-on practical trail experience.
PRICING:
$750/person. Cost does not include lodging, but a discounted room rate is available at Lake Guntersville State Park upon registration. Any online payments will incur an additional $25 for processing.
By attending this course, you will receive Trail Master Certification, and can bring back the trail building expertise to your organization to start building and maintaining trails without being dependent on outside trail building services.
Additionally, in order to participate in the Mechanized Trail Building course (which trains you to use a mini-skid steer to build trails), also offered in the Trail Crew Workshop series, Trail Master Certification is a prerequisite.
INSTRUCTOR:
This course is taught by Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists, a professional trail building service.
This class only has 16 spots available, so register now!
To reserve your spot, please register (payment not necessary upon initial registration)
REGISTER for the Trail Master Course here:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/NorthAlabamaTrailsRecreation/_2025TrailMasterCourseRegistration
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