Building Your Outdoor Escape

striving to meet your exact needs and vision for outdoor access

Past Projects

  • Hand Finished Aesthetics

    Hand Finished Aesthetics

  • Wetland Boardwalk

  • Backyard E-MTB Climbing Flow

    Progressive E-MTB Flow

  • Beginner MTB Flow

  • Discrete Aesthetics

  • Dual Degressive Berm Radii

Design Elements

Trails should feel like art pieces, seamlessly pairing landscape elements with intended use. We strive to meet your needs, while keeping these elements in mind combining artistic preferences with civil and environmental engineering principles.

Sustainability

Sustainable Drainage and watershed. Incorporate grade reversals, rolling dips, and outslopes to manage water flow naturally and reduce long-term erosion, ensuring trails remain durable and low-maintenance. Hidden culverts can also be used to improve drainage.

User-Optimized Flow

Design berms, rollers, and sight lines for intuitive movement and momentum—whether for hiking, biking, or multi-use—tailored to beginner or advanced riders depending on client goals.

Natural Aesthetics

Blend trail alignment with the terrain’s natural contours, using native materials to create a visually cohesive, minimally intrusive experience that highlights the land’s beauty.

Soil Selection & Compaction

Use appropriate sub-base and topcoat materials like sandy clay loam or decomposed granite, chosen based on regional climate and usage type, and compacted for optimal tread integrity.

Safety & Risk Management

Design with clear lines of sight, proper grading, and optional feature bypasses to reduce injury risk and liability while still allowing technical progression and fun.

Crafting & Customization

Integrate hand-built or machine-sculpted elements such as rock gardens, wood ladders, or jump lines—engineered to match user preferences, landowner vision, and terrain.

Let’s Build

From conceptualizing to constructing, we’re ready to design your outdoor dream. We promise a client-centric approach that empowers ideas, eases concerns, and delivers premium craftsmanship

Offering free surveys and quotes. Contact to ride past projects.

About

Dan Turczyn - Owner | Operator

Services

Sustainable Trail Design and Development
Trail Renovation + Restoration Custom Bridge Installation

Locations

Montana
Wyoming
Idaho

Contact Phone: 406-548-5425 dan@cottonwoodltd.com