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 […]
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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
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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/
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Spring trail work at Mirror Lake Park. We need everyone out to help clear hazards and fix trail tread before we can open! DAY 1: Saturday May 10th 1-4pm – REGISTER HERE DAY 2: Sunday May 18th 1-4pm – REGISTER HERE BRING LEAF BLOWERS IF YOU HAVE THEM. Waivers are on-line. You only need to
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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 – 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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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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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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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
Singletrack Trails CLOSED until early May. Read More »
PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release. April 2, 2025 Chugach Mountain Bike Riders (CMBR) and Singletrack Advocates (STA) request a modification to the Chugach State Park (CSP) trails plan to include bicycles as a design use on the Arctic to Indian Traverse. This trail will connect to the Powerline Trail (design use: bicycle) and create a
Arctic to Indian: Alaska’s Next Backcountry Ride. Read More »