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Two years is a totally reasonable time-frame. As someone who has worked for years building and maintaining trails in natural areas, I can say that mountain biking trails take a TON of planning, and cost about twice as much to build and maintain than hiking trails (at least in the Northwest- with our clay soils and wet winters). My advice to bike advocates would be; educate yourself to the environmental impacts of your sport, and work with partner groups to make sure you have input in the planning process. Just remember: public land managers' worldviews are typically geared more towards environmental stewardship than recreation. Understanding this is essential to any sort of constructive dialog.
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So true, montaqua. I remember when the illegal trail surfaced, and many commenters on the local bike sites were just flabbergasted at the outrage.
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I award diction and word choice points to both comments.
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montaqua,

your input is appreciated, but it sounds like you don't fully understand how advanced the "bike advocates" are in this case. you should be aware that NWTA is an extremely professional and experienced group. They are also joined and supported by national leaders from the International Mountain Bicycle Association and others. NWTA also has official working relationships with the Forest Park Conservancy, Oregon State Parks, and other agencies. just sayin. They understand exactly what's going on.
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Go Nick Fish, mountain bikers really trash trails (I've worked on trail crews) and make it unsafe for hikers. Nature is NOT a playground for bikes to destroy, rather a place we should protect and are lucky to be able to hike into via foot trails.

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