skid trails
Timber hauling routes
Skid trails are rough paths through a forest where logs are dragged from where trees were felled to a landing or road.
The dragging—called skidding—is done by tractors, horses, or cables.
Skid trails differ from logging roads in being temporary, ungraded, and often barely wider than the logs themselves.
They leave visible scars on the forest floor that can persist for years.
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- loggingRecording system events
- erosionGradual wearing away
- forest floorGround beneath trees
- forwarderLogistics intermediary for goods
water runoff · soil compaction · rocky terrain · sedimentation · bulldozer · revegetation · rutting · erosion control · silviculture · steep slopes · contouring · habitat fragmentation · heavy equipment · mulching · forest management · chainsaw · clearcut · drag marks
- loggingloggers, lumberjacks, chainsaws, chainsaw, felling
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- managed foreststree plantations, forest reserves
skid trailspaved roads
Hard-surfaced thoroughfares
highways · concrete roads · interstate highways · boulevards · freeways
skid trailsold-growth forest
Long-undisturbed mature woodland ecosystem
hiking trails · wilderness areas · nature trails · boardwalks · protected land