CMBA Trail Day and Group Ride - Aug. 20

Submitted by pinkrobe on August 11, 2011 - 08:42

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Time:  10:00 a.m.

Date:  Saturday, Aug. 20

Location:  Station Flats ~15km SW of Bragg Creek on Hwy 66

About:  CMBA Trail Day #4 is on Saturday August 20th in Kananaskis.  We'll meet at 10:00 a.m., head out to work the trails for a few hours and then go for a ride up Ridgeback [optional] before returning to Station Flats for a BBQ!

 

Details:

There is lots to do on Ridgeback, including the reclamation of an abandoned trail section plus general buffing and tidying.

No experience at trail building is necessary!  There will be plenty of experienced and trained Crew Leaders in attendance who you will be grouped with.  They will teach and guide you while you craft that perfect single track trail.

We like to get started promptly at 10:00 a.m., so please be on time.  We'll be putting down the tools by 2:00 p.m. so that we can go for a ride up Ridgeback!  We'll be holding a BBQ in the Station Flats parking lot afterwards to celebrate all your hard work.  Anyone not riding can head back to Station Flats, where we'll have the BBQ started by 3:00 p.m., and we'll keep it going until 4:30 so that the riders can make it back for a burger.  As trail building work can be energy consuming, do bring water plus a snack or lunch to eat while out on the trail.  

Be sure to bring/wear the following:

  • Good sturdy work boots or hiking boots (no sandals or open toe shoes!)
  • Work gloves (though we do have a number of extra if you need them)
  • Eye protection (safety or sports sun glasses)
  • Jacket that is wet weather resistant (it is August, but it can suddenly start raining or get cold fast)
  • Long pants
  • Bug spray and sun screen
  • Water to drink and a snack to eat while out on the trail
  • If you're planning on riding, bring your bike, helmet and other bike gear

We have plenty of pro-quality tools for everyone to use.

So come on out to meet some new people (and maybe old friends), have some fun and help shape the trails that we all love to ride!  We'll see you on Saturday!

So we know how many people are coming, please RSVP with EventBrite: http://cmbaaug20trailday.eventbrite.com       

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Thanks everyone!

Submitted by pinkrobe on August 22, 2011 - 20:13.

 

Thanks to everyone who was able to make it out for some trail work on Saturday!  It was great to see the trail get all buffed.  Very nice work!  I hope everyone enjoyed the ride and the burgers that followed.  

Next up is a couple of short trail nights in Bowmont Park [Calgary], followed by a full trail day on Oct. 1 in Fish Creek Park.  The Fish Creek day is going to be huge, and we need a lot of people out to help.  Keep an eye out for updates...

Also, look for trail days from the GBCTA - working the massive new singletrack trail development in West Bragg Creek.  They need LOADS of help.  Go to http://braggcreektrails.org/ for details and to sign up for updates.

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