06-09-2022, 03:45 PM
The idea that we should have a fairly shallow maximum grade for trails seems crazy to me. Sometimes there are destinations at the top and bottom of a hill that ought to be connected by trail. If you don't allow a trail going straight up the hill, then either there won't be a trail at all, the trail will follow a roundabout and confusing route, or enough land would need to be expropriated to build a switchback trail (i.e. there will be no trail).