| Regardless of where you live, you can find a place to | | | | hatchet for roots, a yard rake for clearing and |
| ride your bmx and mountain bike. Dirt jumps, freeride | | | | smoothing, a iron rake for moving debris and dirt and a |
| drops and bridges, mountain bike trails and bmx tracks | | | | hammer and nails if you will be building wood |
| are all great places to ride. If you don't have any trails | | | | structures. Be careful to not cut down any live trees |
| or jumps, you can build them. All you have to do is find | | | | more than 2" in diameter, this can be very detrimental |
| the right spot and get to work. | | | | to the environment and how others will look at your |
| If you are fortunate, your city may have trails or parks | | | | project. |
| developed specifically for riding. Many times the city or | | | | You can get wood from a number of places the |
| county can provide you with access to land if they do | | | | obvious of which is the local lumber store. But, if you |
| not. You just have to use a little tact in getting this | | | | don't have funds you can always work with scrap. If |
| done. If you don't have any luck this way, there is | | | | you see a house being built, ask the contractor for any |
| always your backyard or you may be able to find an | | | | scrap wood. Make sure you only do this while the |
| empty lot or some woods near by. Many trails have | | | | contractor or owner is present or you may be |
| been made on abandoned lots or in desolate wooded | | | | arrested for theft or vandalism. |
| areas. Be careful here because most landowners do | | | | Once you have the right place the next step is to get |
| not like people riding on their property. If you want to | | | | busy. Get your friends and design something you think |
| do it the right way you can try and convince the | | | | will be fun. You can borrow ideas from places you've |
| landowner to lease or loan you the land for riding. | | | | been or you can be creative. This is what makes it fun, |
| On to the building. Depending on what kind of riding you | | | | but you also want to make sure that what you build |
| want to do, you can build a track or trails in the woods. | | | | something that is functional. If you've never built |
| You can rent or borrow equipment if you have major | | | | anything like this before you definitely want to pay |
| land clearing to be done or you can start with the | | | | close attention to places that have been successful. |
| basics a shovel and some clippers. These tools can | | | | Once your spot is built you will enjoy hours of |
| also be helpful; A handsaw for cutting up downed | | | | countless fun here as well as take pride in what you |
| trees, a chainsaw for cutting up downed larger trees, a | | | | have built. Have fun! |