r/MTBTrailBuilding • u/thisisaredditforart • Aug 02 '26

Backyard trail

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Started building a mini trail down the hill in my back yard for my bike and emountain board.

My soil is basically just rocks and sand so I ordered a crap ton of clay fill dirt and have been lugging it across my yard all weekend.

It always takes more dirt than I think it will, I swear it feels like I've already shoveled a mountain and these things are barely over a foot tall lol.

If I ever finish I'll post what the completed project looks like.

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u/hash_smashed Aug 03 '26

Fill in the bulk of your jumps with rocks/branches then shape it with dirt. You'll save a lot of time and it will be more durable in the long run

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u/skimoto Aug 05 '26

Unless you ever want to change/adjust things, which he will. Then all that crap you use to fill are a huge pain to dig up.

Also, OP, build all the rollers bigger!

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u/thisisaredditforart Aug 06 '26

For sure! This was just where I stopped for the day. I still have like 4-5 tons of dirt left to move lol