Hikers, with a limited field of vision, need the walking sticks and butterflies, mushrooms and wildflowers near the trail, to be noticed and studied in detail. She concludes that if this were done, the maintenance costs would lead managers to see that the concept of multiple-use trails has outlived its usefulness. Single-use trails are a justifiable management option. Plan Allocate trails to single-use systems, on basis of function survey, condition, cost of repairs and maintenance. Ensure that methods adopted suit both terrain and users.
Repair existing trails before destruction is irreversible.
Close trails if necessary until repaired. Stop practice of abandoning ruined trails. This encourages development of additional user trails and sets the wrong example as to preservation of the natural resource. They are not just the result of user antipathy. Lake of maintenance and non-separation of users results in deflection of dissatisfaction to users from managers, who really bear the responsibility for degraded conditions.