ROMP Library

This page was created by the Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers (ROMP) to help off-road cyclists, and contains links to resources on trailbuilding, advocacy, and responsible riding.

Table of Contents

• Responsible Riding
• Advocacy
• Trail Building and Maintenance
• Other Resources

Responsible Riding

Here are links to resources on responsible offroad cycling :

• IMBA's Soft Cycling Library
• The IMBA Rules of the Trail
• ROMP's Guide to Passing
• On protection of singletrack

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Advocacy

The following are useful resources for mountain-bike advocacy :

• IMBA's Organizing and Advocacy Library
• Advocacy Library of American Trails
• California Senators
• California Assembly
• Santa Clara County Government
• San Mateo County Government
• Santa Cruz County Government 
• Local Landowners
• A study from the University of Guelph showing that responsible mountain-bike usage is no more damaging than hiking; see also this alternate source.

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Trail Building and Maintenance

Here are some resources for trail building and maintenance :

• Building Better Trails– Designing, Constructing and Maintaining Outstanding Trails Knowledge from the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew
• Trail Maintenance Manual from the Foresthill Trails Alliance
• IMBA's Trailbuilding Library
• An article on Dirt Trail Erosion
• Some articles from Erosion Control magazine :
  • Erosion Control on New Trails
  • Road-to-Trail Project
  • Streambank Solutions
  • Slope Stabilization Case Studies
• Trail Maintenance and Management Library of American Trails
• Papers on artificial intelligence (AI) methods used for ecological and forest modelling.
• Western Trailbuilders Association - examples of trails and structures, and links to trail tools and suppliers.
• Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse
• Access Near Aquatic Areas:  A Guide to Sensitive Planning, Design and Management (Adobe PDF)
• Stream Stewardship:  A Guide for Planners and Developers (Adobe PDF)

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Other Resources

Here are some other related resources :

• A paper on the Effects of Winter Recreation on the Wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Area from the National Park Service.
• Report on usage statistics for various outdoor activities from the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment.
• A link to a peer-reviewed report on Impacts of Experimentally Applied Mountain Biking and Hiking on Vegetation and Soil of a Deciduous Forest.
• Readings on the Economic Impact of Trails.
• Federal report titled Conflicts on Multiple-Use Trails: Synthesis of the Literature and State of the Practice

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