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Now you're speaking my language. My best experience building trail involves a good set of hiking boots and a roll of loggers ribbon. Hang a nice long 12-18" strip of ribbon from trees or bushes where you can see it. I generally walk out in a direction that will be passable by a bike when the bushes are gone, or cut back. Once you hang your ribbon come back with loppers and a machete and get rid of the junk in your way. Then come on back with your bike and see if you can get through and run it in. It usually takes a good day to burn in a 1 mile chunk of trail. It is a ton of work, so you need friends to help if you want to make much headway. Having 8 square miles of turf to build trail on sounds like a great opportunity though!