Have you ever ridden a trail and wondered how someone designed it to be fun, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing? For Ed Sutton, the owner of Trail Dynamics based in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, trail building is both an art and a science. Ed has been building trails professionally since 2002. He cut his teeth on the trails of DuPont State Forest, and he, along with his crew, have worked on trails in 20 different states and three different countries.
For Ed, trail building was a natural progression from mountain biking.
“When I started riding, it was natural for me to look around and think about how I would use the natural topography and features if I was building a trail. It was something I started thinking about when I was riding.”
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