{"title":"Trail management","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Managing a network of trails is much more than just drawing up routes: it involves maintaining, securing, planning, promoting and dealing with often complex realities, both on the ground and behind the scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e As the federation in charge of hiking in Quebec, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/qui-sommes-nous\"\u003eRando Québec\u003c\/a\u003e develops concrete and adapted tools to support trail managers in their daily work.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"normes-en-amenagement-de-sentiers","title":"Trail design standards","description":"\u003cp\u003e This manual focuses specifically on the development and maintenance of rustic hiking trails, without machinery and with minimal inputs. 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