Trail Paving

What This Service Involves

Public trails demand a smooth, accessible surface that holds up to bikes, pedestrians, and maintenance vehicles. We grade and pave trail sections to the width and cross-slope your standard calls for, keeping running grades within accessible limits where required. Edge conditions and drainage are detailed so the trail sheds water and resists undermining. Root barriers and base treatment can be included where mature trees threaten long-term surface integrity.

Benefits

Smooth, accessible surface for all trail users; grades held within accessibility limits; drainage detailing that protects the surface; root and base treatment to resist heaving; built to agency trail standards

Our Process

1) Clear, grade, and shape the trail subgrade; 2) Place and compact the aggregate base; 3) Pave the trail to width and cross-slope; 4) Compact, detail the edges, and restore adjacent landscaping

What Affects the Cost

Trail length, width, and thickness; site access for paving equipment; base preparation and root mitigation; drainage and edge treatments; environmental protections near sensitive areas

Best Time of Year

Trail paving is a dry-season activity, ideal from midsummer into early fall when subgrades are firm and compaction is reliable.