Trail etiquette

For Everyone:
Motorized vehicles of any kind, including e-bikes, are not permitted on the trails. E-bikes and motorized uses are prohibited under land use permissions, and respecting agreements is essential to continued project success and minimizing environmental impacts of recreation.

Stay on marked open trails. Short cuts and ‘braids’ cause navigational confusion and damage the natural environment unnecessarily. Keeping singletrack “single” is better for the shrubs, lichen and trees, and preserves what we all come here to enjoy: a narrow, engaging trail.

Respect other users; listen, communicate, yield as appropriate. Please leave head phones and music players at home.

Yield rules for oncoming traffic: Mountain bikers yield to hikers. Descending mountain bikers yield to climbers. That said, if you are a hiker or climber, and you choose to yield anyway, please go ahead. Sometimes it is more convenient or easier.

Keep traffic moving. Don’t stop on trail or block trail.

Leave no trace. Pack it in, pack it out. That includes dog poop bags and broken bike parts.

No fires.

Never feed or scare wildlife.

Do not alter trail or add trail. MRWA works hard to maintain positive relationships with landowners and managers, including only building trails they approve and inspect. Unsanctioned alterations and trails compromise this.

Avoid riding or hiking on sensitive, muddy trails. If you leave a rut >2cm, it’s too muddy. Deep ruts and footprints trap water and can accelerate trail erosion.

Go through puddles on a trail, not around them.Trampling the area around a puddle makes the puddle and disturbed area wider.

Take breaks on the granite, not on the shrubs. Many of the trails are in Jack Pine Coastal Barrens, an ecosystem sensitive to trampling and soil compaction.
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* MRWA Facebook Post Mar 27, 2026