Trail-rating definitions

[jacal]

Would anyone have the definitions on how to "rate" a trail?

A couple simple searches revealed nothing.



J

 

[JB.]

Would anyone have the definitions on how to "rate" a trail?

A couple simple searches revealed nothing.

J

Some links. I'm aware of 3 published trail book series by Roger Mitchell, Charles Wells, and a series called 4WD Adventures.

Roger Mitchell uses a Class I-V system. Charles Wells groups trails into easy, medium, difficult and lists the trails in an increasingly difficult gradient within those groups. The 4wd Adventure series uses a 10 scale which I believe is the same as the "Colorado 10 scale" referred to in one of the links.

http://skidplate4x4.tripod.com/Trail_Ratings.html
http://www.expeditionswest.com/resources/expedition_handbook/trail_rating.htm
http://www.expeditionswest.com/resources/expedition_handbook/vehicle_rating.htm
http://www.4x4trails.net/ratings.html

 

[jacal]

Superb! Thank you very much.


J