Brian Austin

 Overview

• Multi-acre area of undeveloped woods behind my home

• Shared passion with my dad for mountain biking

• Wanted an area close to home to ride and have fun

• Recently got into downhill mountain biking and wanted an area to improve on jumps and features

Process

• Walked through woods and developed rough trail layout

• Cleared brush, grass, trees, and bushes where necessary

• Raked trail and laid stick borders along length to clearly mark the trail

• Used tractor to build jumps and dig out larger areas

• Converted old walking bridge to bike feature and moved it to the woods

• Built miscellaneous features including log jumps, banked turns, and a teeter-totter

• Filmed all progress with GoPro cameras

• Process is ongoing to-date; new additions are added whenever I am able to return home

Results

• Completed 500+ yard mountain bike trail full of jumps and unique features

• Edited and posted GoPro video of initial trail work during Summer 2017

• Mastered mountain bike riding through trail

Skills Developed

• Bike trail development and maintenance techniques

• Adapted woodworking skills to bike feature creation

• Further honed skills with GoPro filming and post-video editing on iMovie