Trail Building Tips: Digging Bench Cuts & Making Crib Walls

In this video I go over the 3 most common cuts that I use to make the tread for my trails in the jungle. Digging a trail takes some imagination and a bit of forethought. It's hard work and digging it wrong will wreck your trail & lead to erosion... so better make sure you do it right the first time.

The full bench cut is the most practical type of tread dug out of hillsides for trails and hopefully by the end of the video you'll understand why. As always, your slope, environment, and soil composition will determine which style will be best suited for you.

I filmed this in one afternoon and it took me two days to recoup and rehydrate. The jungle sure is gnarly. Yes, there's a typo in the video. I was tired when I was editing and didn't catch it (there's no spell check in my video editor).

Thanks for watching! Now go join your local mountain bike club and tell them Adam sent ya.

[lemsy]

Easily the most useful video I've watched this month. Thank you, kind brother.

[Lifeinvillagess]

Your connection with nature is truly inspiring!

[kevinwood]

Watched in Scotland for a course on Saturday. Very well explained and demonstrated. Thank you

[grbrown]

Good information, especially regarding the crib wall. Thanks

[pl_ut]

Thank u so freaking much! Needed this video

[roaming.around]

Incredibly helpful video!!! many thanks!

[DMBVR]

What keeps the new tread from washing away down the hillside? I want to keep it flat but if it's just new dirt sitting on top, I foresee a lot of work washing away within a year

[Kailuakara]

I don’t think you mentioned it in the video, but what is that tool called? It’s like a garden hoe but way more angled for scrapping the soil. Thanks for the video sharing the technicals of trail building! 👍🏻

[fangtao]

😀first time see how build road by hand

[russellturpin]

I enjoy the video and content but the background music is too much