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Bike to Work Day is our annual celebration of cycling in Anchorage, on Friday, May 16 from 7-9 AM and 4-6 PM. Ride individually or with a group – you can team up with co-workers, family members, household members, and friends! Or, host a treat station to support our awesome bike community. https://www.bikeanchorage.org/BTWD2025

Trail Crew Leader Position is open for applicants!The Trail Crew Leader position is a seasonal position from May through October. The position has a $7k budget at $30 per hour – rate is negotiable. Tasks include:Lead volunteer trail crews on STA trails during the evening (typically 6pm-8:30pm) 1-2 times per week between May-October on an

The Kincaid Trails south of Raspberry road (except for Tower Power) are OPEN!!! North Kincaid and Hillside trails are still closed while they dry out.Early season conditions exist. Have fun out on the trails!!!The first Trail Crew happens next Wednesday at Jodhpur trailhead at 6:30pm. Visit our website to sign your volunteer waiver and review

First Singletrack Advocates Trail Crew of this year is NEXT WEDNESDAY (5/7) at Jodhpur at 6:30pm. Visit our website to sign your volunteer waiver and review Trail Crew details. https://singletrackadvocates.org/trail-crew/

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 –

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

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

It’s that time of year when the melting ground turns our trails to pudding. Please stay off the trails until they dry out. Usually this is about the same time as the trees are fully leafed out. No leaves yet? Trails are probably not ready yet. Aching to ride? The RIPPY TRAIL in Palmer is