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NMT TrailScale is a simple way to understand if you or your rig could handle a specific trail. Here we will dive into what each rating means and why some trails have a "Bracket" rating.
THE NUMBERS
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A toddler on a golf cart with four flat tires could easily traverse it. Very beginner friendly.
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A child on a golf cart could easily traverse it. Beginner-friendly.
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An adult, with at least some idea of what they're doing could at least have some fun on it in a golf cart but you would probably want some better tires. Still beginner-friendly.
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At this point, you would not want a golf cart; you would need at least a small 2WD ATV, but it is still pretty beginner-friendly.
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4WD is going to be recommended, less beginner-friendly, not a trail you would take for your first ride.
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Start getting into deeper mud, steeper hills, tighter curves, 4WD highly recommended, definitely would want some experience on some easier trails before traversing.
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Even deeper mud, steeper hills, uphill with no way back, steep cliffs, 4WD extremely recommended, need to have at least some experience on easier trails before traversing.
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Unpredictable terrain, such as falling/rolling rocks, mud pits much deeper than they appear, and collapsing terrain, 4WD is extremely recommended; you must have experience before traversing; a companion is highly recommended.
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Much longer, deeper mud pits, unpredictable and collapsing terrain, unpredictable tree crossings, several areas with trail issues, possible frequent wildlife attacks, 4WD basically required, SxS and caged vehicles highly recommended, experience required, companion extremely recommended.
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The steepest hills and rocks, the deepest mud pits, the most unpredictable terrain, possible frequent wildlife attacks, many areas with trail issues, 4WD required, most stock OHVs will not be able to traverse a Level 10 trail, typically will need to be a modified vehicle with a driver with a lot of experience, a companion with a second vehicle is needed to ensure safety on trails like these
BRACKET RATING
Some trails are very long with varying difficulty; although almost all trails start at the lowest difficulty and work their way up. Some trails include multiple trailheads with varying difficulty; the bracket rating allows us to give a trail a range of ratings.
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For a trail to recieve a bracket rating it must have varying difficulties with at least 1 mile of each rating. For example if a trail exhibits at least 1 mile of Level 3 difficulty, at least 1 mile of Level 4 difficulty, Level 5, Level 6, and Level 7 it would recieve the rating below.
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Example of a bracket rating.
If a trail exhibits a split range, such as having at least 1 mile of Level 2 difficulty and then also exhibiting at least 1 mile of Level 7 and Level 8 difficulty it would receive the rating below.
Example of a split bracket rating.