Access in itself sometimes may become a formidable 

 obstacle involving surveys, rights-of-way, easements, 

 and restrictions or limitations of use. The difficulty 

 in obtaining access may depend upon the landowner and 

 managing agency. It follows that one's future access 

 needs should be thoroughly considered when dealing with 

 others who are attempting to obtain right-of-way. 

 Problems of access can often be solved by reciprocal use 

 terminology included in the right-of-way easement or by 

 cooperative agreement. 



Consideration of the location of access roads in 

 relationship to present and future needs, is perhaps, 

 as important as access itself. Too often roads are 

 constructed for a single, short term purpose rather than 

 for all uses which may eventually be expected of a 

 particular forested area. Too often roads are also 

 constructed without proper regard for grade, soil 

 erosion, drainage and siltation of water systems. It 

 costs as little, hardly any more, to construct and 

 maintain properly located and engineered roads than it 

 does to permit unrestricted location and development. 



Most road systems can be designed and located to 

 serve several purposes. For example, a road constructed 

 to remove timber or other forest products could be located 



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