A.T. Design, Construction, and Maintenance
by William Birchard, Jr., Robert D. Proudman, and the Regional Staff of the Appalachian Trail Conference, 2nd edition, March 2000, ISBN 0-917953-72-X.
Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail-Building and Maintenance Manual, Robert C. Birkby Peter Lucchetti (Illustrator) With Jenny Tempest, The Mountaineers, January 2006, ISBN 0-898868-48-3.
Trail Solutions, 2004, IMBA's Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack. ISBN 0-9755023-0-1
Crew Leader Manual, American Hiking Society, revised 10/1/2003, A comprehensive step-by-step guide for leading a volunteer trail crew.
Wetland Trail Design and Construction Robert Steinholtz and Brian Vachowski, US Department of Transportation and the US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, Missoula Technology and development Center, 2007
Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook Woody Hesselbarth and Brian Vachowski, US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, Missoula Technology and development Program, Revised 2007
Natural Surface Trails by Design: Physical and Human Essentials of Sustainable, Enjoyable Trails Troy Scott Parker, 2004. See http://www.natureshape.com/pubs/nstbd.html