Are you ready to move beyond simply riding your local trails and learn to build them? The free Subaru/ IMBA Trailbuilding School will be held in Portland Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, 2010.  Chris and Leslie Kehmeier, Subaru/ IMBA Trail Care Crew experts, will be teaching the art and science of trailbuilding with the internationally recognized Trailbuilding School.

Preregistration is required. To register visit www.imba.com and go to Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew section, link is on the bottom left "Register Now" (Additional contact = Will Heiberg (will@nw-trail.org)).

Subaru/ IMBA Trailbuilding School Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 30
5:30 p.m.: Social event with the Trail Care Crew featuring beer provided by Hopworks Brewery, swag giveaways and a mountain bike movie. Location TBA. See nw-trail.org.

Saturday, Oct. 2
8 a.m. - noon: IMBA Trailbuilding School, LL Stub Stewart State Park cabin village conference center. (Breakfast and snacks provided by the Northwest Trail Alliance.)
Noon: Lunch (provided by the Northwest Trail Alliance)

Starting from Hilltop Day Use area at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, riding Hooktender to Hares Canyon to mountain biking zone... and then riding the mountain biking zone loop (singletrack follows North Caddy Whomper Way).   Total distance is 4 miles.  All natural surface paths/singletrack.  80% singletrack/20% paths.

Casual pace.  Think "fun" not fast.  "Laughs" not burning lungs.  LIGHTS NOT REQUIRED - we are back long before dark.

** Sign-up if you plan to ride.  If no sign-ups, then ride most likely gets cancelled. (login to sign-up) **

Opportunity for beginners to ride along (you'll need basic mountain bike handling skills down at least - "ready" position, shifting, braking, "look where you want to go" but happy to give tips) - we can split up so that those who don't want to ride intermediate singletrack can ride the Caddy Whomper Way corridor instead (we'd re-group about 1 mile later to ride as group again).  It's hard to get lost since just the one trail!   NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!

Starting from Hilltop Day Use area at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, riding Hooktender to Hares Canyon to mountain biking zone... and then riding the mountain biking zone loop (singletrack follows North Caddy Whomper Way).   Total distance is 4 miles.  All natural surface paths/singletrack.  80% singletrack/20% paths.

Casual pace.  Think "fun" not fast.  "Laughs" not burning lungs.  LIGHTS NOT REQUIRED - we are back long before dark.

** Sign-up if you plan to ride.  If no sign-ups, then ride most likely gets cancelled. (login to sign-up) **

Opportunity for beginners to ride along (you'll need basic mountain bike handling skills down at least - "ready" position, shifting, braking, "look where you want to go" but happy to give tips) - we can split up so that those who don't want to ride intermediate singletrack can ride the Caddy Whomper Way corridor instead (we'd re-group about 1 mile later to ride as group again).  It's hard to get lost since just the one trail!   NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!

Starting from Hilltop Day Use area at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, riding Hooktender to Hares Canyon to mountain biking zone... and then riding the mountain biking zone loop (singletrack follows North Caddy Whomper Way).   Total distance is 4 miles.  All natural surface paths/singletrack.  80% singletrack/20% paths.

Casual pace.  Think "fun" not fast.  "Laughs" not burning lungs.  LIGHTS NOT REQUIRED - we are back long before dark.

Opportunity for beginners to ride along (you'll need basic mountain bike handling skills down at least - "ready" position, shifting, braking, "look where you want to go" but happy to give tips) - we can split up so that those who don't want to ride intermediate singletrack can ride the Caddy Whomper Way corridor instead (we'd re-group about 1 mile later to ride as group again).  It's hard to get lost since just the one trail!   NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!

Mountain biking zone still remains under construction status. Single track is done and ridable, but until signage is in place and the beginner path that threads thru middle is graded... the park ranger has these tasks on To Do... then zone remains with under construction status (ride at own risk).

On other hand, there are more than 14 miles of shared use trails in the park with much of them natural dirt surface. Much to explore if you've not been there. Gradual improvements are being made to park on a weekly basis, so trails are getting some TLC.

 

Starting from Hilltop Day Use area at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, riding Hooktender to Hares Canyon to mountain biking zone... and then riding the mountain biking zone loop (singletrack follows North Caddy Whomper Way).   Total distance is 4 miles.  All natural surface paths/singletrack.  80% singletrack/20% paths.

Casual pace.  Think "fun" not "pain". 

Opportunity for beginners to ride along as well - we can split up so that those who don't want to ride intermediate singletrack can ride the Caddy Whomper Way corridor instead (we'd re-group about 1 mile later to ride as group again).

Won't take more than couple hours (depends on how often we stop to talk about trail construction along the way...)

LET ME KNOW IF PLANNING TO RIDE - otherwise, I'll make other plans if nobody is coming...   email joer@nw-trail.org by Tuesday night (the day before ride).