Unofficial Trail Authority · QD-08 · Revised 7 November 2026 · https://trailauthority.org/notices/qd-08/ · Uncontrolled copy when printed. The Unofficial Trail Authority is an independent fictional organization. It is not a government agency or land-management authority.
QD-08 · In force
Undesignated Corridor Non-Publication
An undesignated corridor stays enjoyable in proportion to the number of strangers who cannot be directed to it from a feed. The Authority directs that such a corridor not be posted, pinned, storied, or captioned with a location.
The custom in the field is short enough to write on a cuff: do not put an unsanctioned trail on social. This notice adopts that custom. There is no exemption for a small audience, a close-friends setting, or a caption that says the reader already knows.
A photograph of a friend, a bicycle, or a view, with the place taken out, is a photograph. A photograph that tells a stranger how to arrive is a publication. Publication is the act that spends the fun of the people who already ride there.
The notice does not create a trail, describe how one was made, or grant entry to land. It classifies one behavior as incompatible with continued riding: giving the corridor away. A person who has already posted, or who stopped just short of posting, may complete Form 12. The form is voluntary, elaborate, and not transmitted. Deleting the pin remains the useful act.