Photos of trails cleared and constructed with

FOREST SAVERS'®

brush cutting and trail building machine

(patents pending)

 

 

Trails 4 feet wide and wider can be constructed with far less disturbance than bulldozing.

Using our unique brush cutting, shredding and trail building machine, Forest Savers ® constructs and maintains trails that

are ideal for equestrians.  Not only does Forest Savers ® efficiently cut and mulch brush, leaving no unsightly brush piles,

but also we can lightly till the trail,  removing small sharp stumps and smoothing the surface without damaging the roots of nearby trees.

The light tilling of the trail surface fills holes and irregularities.
Forest Savers' trail building machine can negotiate relatively steep slopes and weave between trees to create attractive trails that cause little disturbance and take advantage of terrain features which promote good drainage.

A four foot wide trail leading to a pond.  The trail building machine removes the small sharp stumps and smooths the ground while causing little disturbance to the roots of trees along the trail. 

 
Using a bulldozer to construct trails is more expensive and has much more impact on the land and nearby trees.  Forest Savers' trail building machine is also ideal for maintaining trails since its smoothing action does not push soil off the trail surface.
Trails and firebreaks through thick stands of saplings and brush can be quickly and neatly cut and mulched by the Forest Savers system.
A four foot wide (1.2 m) trail leading up hill through a stand of saplings. Note that all the brush and small trunks have been mulched and are incorporated into the trail surface.

Woodland before trail construction.

Forest Savers' trail building machine cuts and mulches brush and trees up to 4" in diameter.

Woodland after trail construction.

Tree trunks larger than 4" in diameter are removed or cut and stacked beside the trail.
Forest Savers brush cutting machine chops down the heavy brush then mulches the small trees and limbs.
As the brush is chopped finer and finer by the mulcher, the brush and debris rake on the front pulls the larger pieces into piles making it easy to shred into even smaller pieces.

A four to five meter wide, cross country ski trail designed by John Morton Outdoors

(web site http://www.mortontrails.com/ or email Bklister@aol.com)

being constructed by Forest Savers through heavy brush.

The final surface will be a smoothly tilled mixture of soil and shredded mulch.

You may click on either of the two photos above for larger images.

 
 

Completed four to five meter wide, 1.5 kilometer long cross country ski trail designed by John Morton and constructed by Forest Savers' brush cutting and trail building machine.

Aerial overview of 1.5 kilometer x 4-5 meter cross country ski trail at Kimball Union Academy in Meridan, New Hampshire.

This aerial overview shows how the design of a cross country ski trail at Kimball Union Academy in Meridan, New Hampahire, maximizes the trail length and the quality of the skiing terrain.

 

 
 
Clearing away rocks and debris with Forest Savers's trail building machine.

 
View from a portion of a trail constructed at Kimball Union Academy.

Special, all weather, high qualtity path & trail surface for bicycles, pedestrians, wheelchairs and light vehicles.

 

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866-638-7337

Forest Savers® LLC

796 Wayside Road Ext.

Woodstock, VT 05091

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