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286 is now an official trail
Wake County has come to an agreement with RDAA to lease the property known as 286. This is not the full trail that was called 286, a good portion of the trail is on property that RDAA still maintains control of and will still be closed to the public, but this is a good start. For the time being, 286 will open/close along with Lake Crabtree which is why there is no separate entry on the tracker at this time.
Williamson Preserve Updates
Williamson Preserve has opened up a new section of the trail called Magnolia Run! An additional 4 miles of amazing trail with even more features, jumps, and elevation. Check out the updated Trail Map to see how to get there.
Briar Chapel Hours Update
Briar Chapel have update their hours to no longer include unorganized night rides. TORC organized night rides will still be allowed but otherwise, the new hours are dawn to dusk. Please respect these new hours to allow our continued access to these trails.
Green Hills added to the tracker
Green Hills has been added to the tracker!
You may have known this park by it's former name, North Wake Landfill District Park.
The trail page is also up, but not complete at this time.
Additional information will be added to the trail page when it's available.
Harris Lake Map Update
The Harris Lake map has been updated to accurately show the state of the trail system. Check it out at http://www.trianglemtb.com/hlmap.php
Ride for Choice bike event
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Ride for Choice
Bikes, Beer, and Bratwurst
https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/RideforChoice18
Combine your love of biking and your support for Planned Parenthood in our fifth annual Ride for Choice - Bikes, Beer, and Bratwurst. You have mulitple ride lengths to choose from in the rolling countryside of Orange, Alamance, and Chatham counties.
Carrboro Town Commons
1 pm for longer routes
2 pm for shorter route
Sign up for a team to qualify for lots of cool prizes and incentives!
This ride is appropriate for all levels of riders. It is supported by mechanics, support vehicles, rest stops and lots of motivated and helpful volunteers and seasoned cyclists.
The route choices allow you to find a level that is fun for you. Choose 24 or 54 miles or new this year Metric Century, and ride with confidence knowing you have SAG support, rest stops, and a beer and bratwurst party at the end.
Sign on for the Ride & Party and enjoy Steel String Beers, FirstHand Food bratwurst, The Pig's hotdogs, Neal's Deli kraut, and so much more! Yes, there will be veggie options and something other than beer to drink.
Care. No matter what.
Updated Lightweight Trail Status
There's a new version of the lightweight trail status page located here.
The new version is much easier to read and looks great on mobile devices so update your bookmarks!
All credit goes to David McDowell (Deadpool on Strava).
13th Annual Bike for Hope
Each spring, the Raleigh cycling community takes to the streets to raise funds for mental health. This year’s annual Bike for Hope, hosted by TLC for Bikes, will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Lafayette Village (8480 Honeycutt Rd. Raleigh, NC).
Participants have a choice of three routes: 15 miles, 30 miles, and 52 miles. Breakfast will be served during registration/check-in; riders may also enjoy refreshments at rest stops along the route. A post-ride celebration held on the Lafayette Village Green will include lunch, live music, and raffle prizes.
The 52-mile ride will begin at 8 a.m., with registration opening at 7 a.m.; the 30-mile ride will begin at 9 a.m., with registration opening at 8 a.m.; and the 15-mile ride begins at 9:30 a.m., with registration opening at 8:30 a.m. Participants under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Participants who raise $250 or more will qualify for a customized Giordana Vero Pro Short Sleeve Jersey
Participants who raise $1,000 or more will be entered to win domestic air travel for two on Delta Airlines.
100% of the proceeds will benefit the Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness.
Event supporters include: TLC for Bikes, The Angus Barn, CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, Mojo Performance Partners, Pepsi Bottling Ventures, Aquafina, Fred Anderson Toyota, Royal Cup Coffee, Poppyseed Market, Jersey Mike’s, PDQ, White Dahlia, and UNC Rex Health Care.
To register, visit www.bikeforhope.org.
For more information:
• Call the Foundation: 919-781-9255
• Email: Jennifer Archambault at [email protected] or Cheryl Ann Welsh at [email protected].
Wake County Trailhawks Fundraiser
The Wake County Trailhawks and RevoRace are pleased to present the 2017 Wake County Endurance Series to raise money for middle and high school mountain bike racing in the area. Dozens of student athletes are competing in this inaugural scholastic racing season representing their schools or other clubs. Funds raised will go towards needed gear, race fees, travel, and other expenses.
RACING STARTS NOW THROUGH MAY 21st, 2017! There are 5 total events in the race series, including 2 trail runs and 3 mountain bike rides.
The races are presented in a “virtual time trial” format in partnership with RevoRace.com. Participants simply register at RevoRace.com and search for “WCES” events in the Raleigh area, OR they can go to each event page as follows to sign up:
WCES Event #1 - Crabtree MTB Challenge
WCES Event #2 - Beaver Dam MTB Challenge
WCES Event #3 - Umstead Figure 8 MTB Challenge
WCES Event #4 - Umstead Trail Run Challenge
WCES Event #5 - Bond Park Trail Run Challenge
Events do not have to be completed in order, and competitors have until May 21st to submit results. The registration fee for each event is only $10. Overall series winners (male and female, as determined by points) will receive 2 months of unlimited group training ($300 value) from the Athletic Lab in Cary. Individual event winners (male and female) will receive an 8-session punch card for group sessions ($120 value) from the Athletic Lab.
You can even order an official “2017 WCES” t-shirt from the event pages which will further support the teams. Visit www.wctrailhawks.org for more information about the scholastic MTB racing scene in the area. Above events may also be found on the “Fundraiser” tab at www.wctrailhawks.org.
New Trail Maps for Uwharrie and RTP
We now have a new maps for the Wood Run section of Uwharrie and the RTP trails.
New Uwharrie Map.
New RTP Map.
New Briar Chapel Map
We now have a new map for the Briar Chapel Trails. This includes the Bennett Mountain
and Elevated Trail Design sections as well as reroutes due to construction and other extensions.
Although not every turn is signed at B.C., you should be able to use this map and your wits
to make a fun route at the Briar Chapel trails.
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Save Lake Crabtree County Park Trails
The Urban Land Institute was hired to conduct a property use assessment for the RDU property.
Lake Crabtree County Park is part of that property and is leased to Wake County.
This study included the Lake Crabtree County Park leased land with recommendations on what types of development.
This assessment was done in March and has not changed. In fact the most recent panel report distributed to Wake
County this month, has not changed and continues to advise development of the property.
The lease has not be signed/renewed and RDU has stated that the lease will not be renewed until they decide what
they will do with the property.
We all felt it was time to start gathering more public action, built a web page, wrote up a petition and are ready to
write letters to our local government leaders. Please take a look at the following website that was created and lists all the
steps we need everyone to perform:
http://www.savethecrab.org
Please share this information to all who may be interested in this subject.
Updated Lake Crabtree map
We have a newly updated map for Lake Crabtree Country Park. This includes trail reroutes which have taken place up to 09/20/2011.
Here is the new map for Lake Crabtree County Park.
Updated New Light map
The trail map for the New Light trails has (finally) been updated to include the newer trail sections and the major double track sections have been drawn in.
The updated map is available in two sizes. Here are links to the smaller map and the larger map.
Updated Harris Park map
The map for the Harris Park trail system has also been udpated to make it clearer. The previous version had marked trails which appeard to intersect but in reality they just get close to each other.
Here is the link to the updated Harris Park map. Note that the black diamond section on the advanced loop has many small pieces and it's not feasible to try to capture them all.
SVMBA needs your help
If you've ridden Anglers, please share your thoughts with us through the websites listed below.
Please post a review of the Angler's Ridge trails on this site as well.
We will be meeting with City Council soon to discuss the economic impact that Virginia's 5th highest ranked trail system has had on our community over the past 7 years. Important points to include ...
the time and mileage you drive "roundtrip" to visit Danville, how many visits you've made in the past 6/12 months, what type of rider you are, do you bring your family, how are the trails at Anglers different from your "local" trails, what do you think about our races and other events, etc.
Our City Council and Economic Development members just need more insight from users as to the true "value" of our trail system. They don't hate trails ... they just simply don't see the "diamond" in the rough. The misnomer of "mountain bike" confuses them because they simply don't believe there are any "mountains" anywhere near Danville. Part of our presentation will be to discuss the "broad" use of the term "mountain" to describe "natural surface" trail riding and running. Your comments WILL be included in our presentation ... tentatively scheduled for January or February of 2010.
Post your reviews at the following websites ...
Singletracks.com ...
http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=1468
MTBR.com ...
http://trails.mtbr.com/cat/united-states-trails/trails-virginia/trail/PRD_323599_4585crx.aspx
or e-mail them directly to ...
[email protected]
Thanks for your support,
Chris Tompkins
SVMBA
Rainfall Map Overlay
We are pleased to release a new feature to our Triangle Area Map... USGS rainfall overlay.
Especially in the winter, a lot of us turn amateur weather men/women and scour various online displays
of rainfall trying to either justify riding or actually find a place to ride that hasn't had much rain.
All wet trail politics aside, I think this may be useful with ride planning.
Note: Rainfall data is based on USGS rain gage data
and is provided for informational purposes only.
The open/closed status of a trail rests with its management not this data.
The authority of land and trail managers must be respected.
The map below shows an overlay of USGS rainfall
in orange labels. Hovering your mouse over a rain label will popup the rainfall history covering from
2 hours to 7 days. Links above the map allow you to choose which timeframe interval you wish to display
on the orange labels (so you don't have to hover over each label if you want a different timeframe than
the default). This feature works in standard web browsers such as Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome, etc.
but it's up to the manufacturers of mobile devices to make them work.
Static capture for illustration purposes only! Click the image below or here to see the real Triangle Area Map
RTP Trail
There's a new trail on the block. It's simply called The RTP Trail and although is short in length, people
are making numerous positive comments about the trail. We have added the RTP trail to our
other trails section. From that page, you can find directions and a link to a map.
Cyclist hit in malicious attack
Two cyclists were riding around 4pm on Saturday June 28 2008 (one cyclist is
training for the Beach to Battleship & they were riding a 45 mi/loop out
Apex/Lake Jordan way) and a car deliberately hit one cyclist, then tried to
hit the other, missed, and then bolted. The rider is fine physically, but
these people did this on purpose, which is beyond comprehension, and they're
still out there somewhere. the riders were between the SkyWay gas station on
Old Route 1 traveling southbound and the back entrance to Pea Ridge Rd. when
this happened. Ambulance, State Police and Chatham Co. Sheriff were all
there after and they've been given as much description as possible, but they
don't think that they have enough to go off of - it was a charcoal grey
Chrysler 300 M w/ the first license plate letters "XYT" and it has a newer
NC plate w/ red lettering. This was no accident at all - they deliberately
hit the cyclist and then tried for the other- the rider saw the car come up
quickly in his peripheral vision and then saw the front passenger open their
door to try to hit him with it, they missed and the rider heard a girl
shouting from in the car, "Just go, go go!" The driver floored it and wildly
went around a Ford Explorer that was in front of it - that driver witnessed
the whole thing and got the partial of the plate, came back to the scene,
etc. - the cyclist was able to lean right & get out of the way, and as soon
as he could wrap his head around what was going on & that it was deliberate,
he looked back to see his fellow rider down & in the road. He went back to
get to her & get her out of the road, take care of her, etc. - she's beat up
& has road rash, but otherwise is okay. Her helmet is cracked in two places
and the front-end of her new tri bike was messed up, and we're all pretty
angry, I think - especially her!
Anyway, we're going to see this car out there again, at some point, since
they're still out there - charcoal gray Chrysler 300 w/ "XYT" as the first
three letters. unbelievable!
If you have any information, please call the Raleigh Police Department�s Detective Division at 919-890-3555.
The Land (www.freeridepark.com)
I received the following email and thought it would be of general interest. - TMTB
Greetings fellow mountain bikers
My name is Dave Dobbs and I'm writing to you about an 80 acre piece of freeride paradise called The Land (www.freeridepark.com). It's privately owned property in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate NY where freeride trails have been under development for over 3 years. It's a place of top quality natural construction whose stunts and flow are unmatched outside of the Vancouver area. While currently closed to the public, there is a strong chance that The Land will open publicly in the coming year. Which brings me to why I'm writing to you
We're looking to develop some interest in The Land to help remove some of the roadblocks that are keeping this gem from being opened to you and other riders. This would be a first of its kind dedicated freeride park tailored to the intermediate and advanced rider.
To generate interest, we're selectively asking other mountain biking sites to add a link to our site, freeridepark.com, out of good faith and good will. Our current support page is dedicated to the long time volunteers and financial supporters of The Land, but may in the future include reciprocal links back to those that have supported us. So we're asking you TriangleMTB.com for your help in the growth of the grassroots freeride movement. If this is something that you're interested in or are willing to do, please contact myself or the property owner/webmaster Dave Royka at [email protected] to set things up. If you're not, then thanks for reading this letter and should you ever change your mind don't hesitate to contact Dave in the future.
Thanks for your time, and happy trails!
Dave Dobbs
Land Trail Manager
www.freeridepark.com
[email protected]
Share the Road License Plate
The Share the Road license plate is now available for all NC
residents. Go to the NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian web
site and download the application form.
http://www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle/
Once we have the requisite applications and fees (300), the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation will turn both over to the Division of Motor Vehicles, who will then enter this information into their system and request the manufacturing process to begin. This could take as long as three months. If at this point there are less than 3 months till your normal license renewal date, DMV will hold your plate until that date. You will keep your assigned number or "Personalized" moniker.
Twenty dollars of the thirty dollars collected in fees for each "Share the Road" plate will be transferred back to the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation for bicycle safety and education initiatives. This will give everyone an opportunity to help promote highway safety and emphasize the importance of "Sharing the Road".
Some things you can do to help promote mountain biking.
There are three fairly simple things you can do each year
that are small individually, but whose combined effect
is very significant. The 20 - 20 - 20 rule can be effective (with inflation
it may be more correct to call it the 30 - 30 - 30 rule)
$20 to join IMBAWould you like more trails in the area? Would you like better trails? Would you like to have more stunts?
$20 to join your local mountain bike club
20 hours of volunteer trail work
Be somebody! Ever hear talk like somebody should call... or somebody ought to... or somebody needs to... ? Well, why not be somebody? We are all busy, but nothing gets done without effort. We all have differing amounts of time and effort we are willing to put forth and there are different levels of being somebody. If you are unsure of what you can do, please contact one of the local clubs for leadership. If you are a self-starter and can go the distance, consider contacting land managers and figuring out what needs to be done, develop a plan, and follow through. Once you get the door open, you will likely get support following directly behind.
How
you can help get more trails on the ground?
There's Strength in Numbers--Subscribe to the email network,
and then tell your friends to do the same. The more folks we can
get involved, the better, especially when we need a showing of support
for new trails.
Pick your favorite project -- Browse this site to learn about some of the projects fellow mountain bikers are working on and find out how you can help them to get a specific trail open.
Cash Money-- Please consider donating cash to trail organizations that will use it to make maps, trail signs, and buy trail repair materials. These include all four of the organizations listed above as well as TriangleMTB.com.
Talk to Your Buds-- Tell other mountain bikers about this web site and how they can help with new singletrack projects.
Prevent
Trail Closings-- The best way to keep our trails open is to
take care of them. Pack out what you pack in, pick up any litter
you see, stay on the trails, don't ride closed trails, and be courteous
to everyone you meet on the trail.
Support IMBA-- International
Mountain Biking Association
Doing Trail work? Belong to a local cycling club? Have an opinion?
Have a passionite story concerning riding? Organizing a ride?
TriangleMTB.com is an online resource for mountain bikers in the
Triangle. I encourage all riders and clubs to send in news and information
that want posted to [email protected]
and help spread the word. Please give two weeks prior notice so we have time
to create the necessary pages.
About TriangleMTB.com
Trianglemtb.com is an online resource for all mountain bikers in
the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill region of NC. It was created
to help mountain bikers all over the Triangle to connect and communicate
so, together; we can build more places for mountain biking. TriangleMTB.com
is meant to bring together all the clubs and individuals in the
Triangle who are working to build mountain bike trails. It's here
as a gathering place--where bikers can tell the world about their
favorite projects, share trail-building advice, advertise town meetings,
races, and ribbon-cuttings, and learn about old and new places to
ride. TriangleMTB.com was created
and evolved by the work of several individuals as a donation to the
mountain bike community. There is no fee for using TriangleMTB.com and the
sponsors deserve thanks for paying the web bills.
We encourage you to donate your time and dollars to trail projects and trail clubs in the Triangle. Please visit this site again to learn about the latest news, and consider checking in on the forums from time to tome to see what is going on.
"I
thought of that while riding my bicycle."
- Albert Einstein on the theory of relativity
