Our new free guide, Trail Towns from Scratch, walks you through the first steps … from building community support to putting on your first gravel event. Packed with real-world case studies and actionable insights, this is your starting point if you’ve ever looked around and thought, “We could build something here.”

A newly released report from the Trust for Public Land (TPL), developed in partnership with the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), shines a spotlight on something trail builders have long known: mountain biking trails don’t just create smiles—they create jobs, tourism, and opportunity.