Ranter Wrote:
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> If the “Redwood Trail” organization could just
> make a rough hiker’s path along the grade, it
> would be fine for most outdoors people. It
> wouldn’t require any more maintenance than a
> simple hiking trail. But no, when local government
> makes a trail it always has to be graded like a
> highway, made wheel chair accessible, and paved
> with crushed rock per Mil Specs, all at enormous
> expense ($100’s of millions).
>
> Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS).

I understand this is true for the Pacific Crest Trail as well as most hiking trails in State and Federal parks. I'm always backpacking on paved and graded trails.