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[QUOTE="2TrakR, post: 915152, member: 27322"] Some examples: Evart is open to all ORVs under 50" in width; however if that ORV cannot traverse the trail without leaving the trail or running over trees, they can't go on it - otherwise if they can fit, it's legal. At the same time Evart is maintained to 40" specs and this is noted in the legend (just has picture of a cycle, not an ATV). Missaukee & Long Lake are both in the same category. Lincoln Hills better fits your issue in that each trail has different maintenance specs and they are not distinguished by anything on the map. However, the DNR map is still accurate as some trails depicted are suitable for ATVs. The DNR maps are correct and "true" in what they depict. Unfortunately this has been an issue because they do not clearly tell the User which trail is better suited to ATV use. From the DNR perspective, what is in the legend and depicted on the maps is completely accurate and meets the legal definitions. From an ORV operators' perspective those maps to not clearly define actual ground conditions. As the law stands, there is no such thing as ATV or Cycle trail. It's all ORV trail and ORV trail is defined as accessible to ORVs less than 50" in width. At the same time, it does not say that a 49" ORV may be able to traverse all ORV trails nor does it say all trails are 50 inches wide. See the loophole? I had a good discussion with fellow riders this winter about "Cycle" and ATV trail (even talked to Steve K about it too; his answer was very political though). The other riders were adamant that Steve said "no more cycle trail" at some ORV Board meeting several years ago. They took this to mean no more trail less than 50" wide AND maintained to that width. Of course, this is not what he said, he only said there "was no [more] Cycle trail" which hasn't technically existed since the ORV program was put into place in the early 90s. Technically all trail has been ORV trail since the program was put into place. That doesn't preclude the Department from maintaining trails at 40" just as it doesn't force them to maintain all trails at 50". I don't know what your discussion with Steve included, but the most beneficial outcome would be inclusion of the maintenance specification on each map for each trail. This would inform Users how wide they should expect a given trail to be. [/QUOTE]
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