Sinuosity: Flowing Trails
Our Mission is to Plan, Design, and Build exceptionally fun and sustainable trails that highlight the landscape and promote enjoyable user experiences.
Our Services
Sinuosity is a trail development company that provides professional services for every aspect of a trail project. We apply refined trail planning, design, management, and building techniques to minimize impact on the environment, create trail longevity while creating the desired trail user experience.
Our specialties include trail network planning, design and construction of: Multi-Use, Mountain Bike Optimized Trails, and Bike Parks. Additional services include Master Planning, Grant and Permit Preparation and Support, GIS Trail Mapping, Trail Management/Maintenance Plan Development, and Trainings.
Experience
Sinuosity was founded by Brooke Scatchard in 2010 in order to design and build progressive and professional trail projects. Brooke grew up racing mountain bikes in Vermont and has been designing and building trails since 1998. He volunteered extensively with the Fellowship of the Wheel mountain bike club since its inception in 2001, serving as the Fellowship’s Trail Director from 2008 to 2010. A degree in Geography from the University of Vermont solidified his appreciation for integration of trails into the landscape and enables the application of advanced knowledge and technology to our trail and map projects.
His many years of experience in planning, building, and riding trails of all types provide a wealth of knowledge regarding all aspects of trail development and maintenance. Brooke’s depth of experiences enable Sinuosity to provide trail assessments, sustainable trail design, conceptual and master planning, management of volunteer trail groups, professional trail construction, GIS map creation, and maintenance plan development.
Sinuosity was accepted into the Professional Trail Builders Association (PTBA) in 2013.
Mariah Keagy joined Sinuosity in 2013 to assist with Trail Design and Planning. She has extensive knowledge of multi-use trail design and management and diverse experience in natural resources, specializing in the New England landscape.
Mariah began her professional trail career in the Green Mountains of Vermont in 1996 and continued on to work throughout the U.S. learning about multi-use trails (hike, bike, motorized, pack and saddle, ski, and water) from the Everglades in Florida to the Chugach in Alaska. She eventually returned to New England as the Trails Supervisor for the Appalachian Mountain Club, where she managed the White Mountain trails and developed a contract crew, designing and building trails throughout New England. She earned a M.S. in Environmental Studies from Antioch University, New England and has taught students from kindergarten to graduate level in formal and informal settings.
Mariah currently serves on the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council, and on the boards of the Green Mountain Club and Professional Trail Builders Association(PTBA). She has recently been working on workforce and education projects to professionalize the industry both in Vermont and on a National scale through projects such as:
Trail Skills Competency Frameworks with PTBA and American Trails
Trail Technician Occupational Exam launched by Arkansas Northwest Community College
Best Management Practices for Trail Construction and Maintenance for Vermont Mountain Bike Association
