Originally Posted By ndwoods
And the number of horses on the trail compared to hikers just can't explain the trail damage to trails that are powdered deep dirt...that is hiker damage.
Where I ride my horses, we have biker trail damage! Horses and hikers don't do near the damage bikers do!


In short - horses have four feet shod with metal. Why on earth would anyone imagine Vibram soles on two feet do MORE damage than four metal-shod feet? One pack train of 20 to support TWO hikers (saw this the other day) is far in excess of what is needed to enjoy the backcountry!!!!!!!!!! mad That powdered deep silty dirt is due to METAL shod feet.
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