My favourite downhill got sanitised a few years back.
It’s now lost its loose gravel surface and is getting back to a decent track even with the water groove down the middle of it.
This groove will only get bigger as it is now the natural line to follow.
So it’s gone from a hard wearing flinty track to a potential pain in the arse for the council. In that they will need to keep resurfacing it all the time Robby Rambler wants to keep his boots clean.
Do the councils factor in the maintenance that will be needed to keep the trails smooth?
It’s like painting the outside of your house. Once you do it you are committed to painting it forever.

@zippykona – no is the simple answer. DCC advised that they have no plan or funding allocated to maintenance.