Unofficial Trail Authority · PER-K · Revised 7 November 2026 · https://trailauthority.org/about/custodian/ · Uncontrolled copy when printed. The Unofficial Trail Authority is an independent fictional organization. It is not a government agency or land-management authority.
PER-K · Continuing
The Custodian
| Office | Custodial Field Unit |
|---|---|
| Appears in public | At a field operation, if one is actually held |
| Duties | Keep the day's papers, issue provisional numbers, and return borrowed objects |
| Does not | Rebuild features, pin undesignated trails, or sell permits |
| Jurisdiction | None |
The Custodian is the field representative. When a trail speed assessment is actually held, the Custodian keeps the intervals, checks the people who asked for a number, and returns borrowed objects to the person who lent them.
The Custodian does not rebuild a feature so the day will photograph better, and does not soften one so the day will feel more reasonable. The course, once named, is ridden as found. The Custodian also does not post the way in. A mark for the people who were already told is an aid to that group. It is not a pin for everyone else.
A participant number comes from this desk and means the papers can tell two riders apart. Form 17-C asks for one, including for Trans San Marcos. The number is provisional. It is not a license to ride, and it is not an apology for wanting to be fast.
Borrowed pumps and multi-tools are logged because they wander. Their return can be a category in the findings. It is also, more simply, the return of someone else's tool.