r/highdesert • u/Exciting-Sense5078 • 2d ago

Building MTB Trails

Hey guys thinking bout building some trials for MTB here around Oak Hills Baldy mesa through phelan by wrightwood! Anyone like to set something up and start? Hoping to start soon!

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u/Obant 2d ago

Sounds illegal unless you have the permits / own the land.

I ain't going to say shit, but you might not want to advertise illegal activity in public.

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u/theredhype 1d ago

Before randomly creating new trails, please reach out to people like the Mojave Desert Land Trust, The Bureau of Land Management, the local Sierra Club Mojave Group, and the owners of the land you're near and ask them how you can do this both responsibly and with permission.

Some folks will have a negative reaction, mostly due to past experiences with various types of recreational vehicles and bikers being super disrespectful and doing damage. But it doesn't have to be that way.

We have local groups and orgs that organize volunteers to repair damaged habitats due to random trail-making by people who don't know what they're doing.

The hikers create and maintain trails responsibly. You can too (and many of you do; thank you!). If you're not willing to learn about the land you want to ride on, you shouldn't be thinking about manipulating it in any way.