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Originally Posted by theothersean  The obvious first trail to cut is the perimeter tail that follows the property line, what ever shape that may be. Then you can map out the rest from there. |
I'd cut a small parking area just to fit a couple vehicles for now.
Then like Sean said, make your perimeter trail. I marked mine with survey ribbon every 75-100' so you could see where the trail was until it got burned in a little from use. I don't know how thick your woods are, but my plan for trails is cut them about 10' apart so I can get the most out of my land. There's a trail in my front yard this is cut about 4' from one going the other direction and you can't even tell it's there. Again using the survey ribbon, walk where you want to cut the trails before cutting anything and mark the trail with the ribbon every 40-50'.
Like Randy said with the firewood, nows the time to cut the trees for next winters wood. A little trick I learned, just cut them down now and let them sit for 2 weeks before you limb them and cut them up. The new growth in the spring sucks a LOT of moisture out of the wood!!! Then cut it and split it as soon as possible
