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Anchorage Mat-Su Strategic MTB Trails Plan

The Anchorage and Mat-Su Strategic Trails Plan represents a bold, community-driven effort to reimagine Southcentral Alaska’s trail systems. Spearheaded by Chugach Mountain Bike Riders (CMBR) in collaboration with local trail groups, public agencies, and regional advocates, the plan reflects more than a year of outreach, data collection, and shared visioning. Recognizing the region’s unique combination

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Making the Case for Tourism-Oriented Mountain Bike and Adaptive Recreation

Making the Case for Tourism-Oriented Mountain Bike and Adaptive Recreation – American Trails Mountain biking is an increasingly popular outdoor activity with the ability to attract unique tourism markets and vitalize rural economies. However, the cost to develop, manage, and maintain bike-optimized trails are high and can discourage investment. Successful development is not random –

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Moutain Biking Economic Report

Economic Benefits of Mountain Biking

Economic Benefits of Mountain Biking – Trust for Public Land Smaller cities and rural communities that invest in natural surface trail networks for bicycling can expect tangible economic benefits in the form of increased tourism, new business formation, increased spending from new residents attracted to trails, and easy access to the outdoors. Trust for Public

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IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant

IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant

2025 Spring Grant Round DUE APRIL 30th, 2025. To grow the quantity and quality of mountain bike trail communities, we need to accelerate the pace of trail building. Trail Accelerator Grants provide a jump-start to communities that have the interest and political support to develop trail systems but need assistance to get projects up and

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Comments Needed – Glenn Hwy Path at Eagle River

Thank you everyone for your continuing comments to improve our transportation networks! Your voices are needed again. More details: Public Comment Period for two Amendments. COMMENTS DUE MARCH 20th, 2025 to amats_comments@publicinput.com SAMPLE COMMENTS: I am pleased to see NHS0013 Glenn Highway and Artillery Road Interchange Improvements added to the TIP. I would like to confirm that this new

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Mountain Shredders MTB Camp

Hilltop’s Mountain Shredders Mountain Bike summer camp

Registration opens Feb 10th. Get excited for your best summer ever with Hilltop’s Mountain Shredders Mountain Bike summer camp for ages 8-14. Our week-long day camps, from June 9 – Aug 8, offer mountain bike specific instruction mixed with summer camp activities including outdoor learning, stewardship, nature hikes, field games and arts & crafts. Drop

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Cottonwood Eastland land in Homer, Alaska.

New MTB Trails Coming to Homer! Cottonwood-Eastland RFQ

More information about new trails coming to Homer and HCC’s Request for Quotes (RFQ) at: https://www.homercyclingclub.org/rfq “This Request for Quote (RFQ) is to solicit interest and quotes from qualified trail building contractors to build 3.5 miles (Phase 1) of singletrack and narrow surfaced trails for varied users and experiences, including hiking and low-risk to technically-demanding

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