The Challenge of Trail Access – With IMBA Europe President, Thomas Larsen Schmidt - a podcast by Downtime MTB

Today I'm joined by IMBA Europe's President, Thomas Larsen Schmidt. Our trails are seeing more use than ever right now, and there are definitely some issues coming to the surface. So, it feels like an important topic for me to cover. We sat down to talk about the current state of trail access, user conflict and the challenges that we face. Thomas provides some things to consider when we are building trails and using the outdoors. He talks about the importance of getting organised, and gives some examples of areas where this has worked and led to great results. This is an area where we can all help to improve the situation. So hit play and have a listen to this episode with IMBA Europe's President, Thomas Larsen Schmidt.







Useful Resources







IMBA Europe website www.imba-europe.org, IMBA Facebook @IMBA.Europe, IMBA Europe Instagram @imba_europe, IMBA US website www.imba.com.







IMBA trail building book - here







SEE project - here







Take Care of Your Trails - here







Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBINS) - here







Trash Free Trails - here







Ride Sheffield - here







Open MTB (UK advocacy group) - here







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