Author: Thomas

It is FESTIVAL time of year..Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival October 11-13th.

For almost two decades SVBC has celebrated the fall with the Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival! The Festival is a weekend of camping, riding, trail work and hanging out at the Stokesville Campground.  You can come for the day or participate for the whole weekend. This year’s festival is October 11-13th. Registration is now open! We…
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September 16, 2013 0

National Forest Trail Work Saturdays start September 7th!

Just like every fall for the past 18 years SVBC will be leading trail work each Saturday in the National Forest.  We need volunteers like YOU to help!  If you use any of the trails in the National Forest this is a great way to give back! Details… Leave From: MR J’s Bagels on Route 42…
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September 5, 2013 0

Saturday August 24th Hillandale Brushing Mission #2..7am – finish time..An hour of your time will go a long way!

  Hillandale Trails are overgrown and we need help to brush them back…Feel free to come for any amount of time to help. We will be based out of the main Rocktown Trails Kiosk. We will need several folks to help with brushers (SVBC provided) as well as folks with rakes (bring one if you…
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August 21, 2013 0

Massanutten’s Newest Trail Could Use YOU!

Massanutten’s newest trail is coming together! Iron Woods Outdoors has completed the rough in machine work and now SVBC is coming in to do what it does best: Rock Work, Finish Work and Trail Pimping! Come join the fun this Thursday from 5pm to Dark. The good thing about building trails…..you get to ride them!…
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July 24, 2013 0

Thursday Trailwork Returns To Massanutten. Help Build New Trail!

Brock Lowry of Iron Woods Outdoors has finished up the machine work at Massanutten. The new trail is roughed in! Now SVBC needs your help to do the finish work.  Meet 5pm at the Western Slope parking lot or any time afterwards on the new trail above the pond.  We will have the gate open…
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July 10, 2013 0

Thank you SVBC Volunteeers! Timber Ridge Got a Mullet!

Thanks to over 15 volunteers who helped with the Brushing Mission on the Timber Ridge Trail. This trail had not seen a major cut back in 5 years so it was very much in need of a hair cut. Even though the entire trail did not get brushed it did a mullet style cut…The first 2.5 miles from…
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July 1, 2013 0

Timber Ridge (Reddish Knob) Brushing Mission…NEEDS YOU!

Mission Time: Saturday am (June 29th) -Monday (July 1st) am…You choose what would work for you! Teams: goal is to have groups of 2-4 folks. SVBC will have 2-3 brushers and 1-2 rakes, gas, back pack with: extras brusher blades and small parts, first aid and safety equipment. Goal: Brush Top of Timber to bottom of…
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June 25, 2013 0

SVBC Volunteers give Hillandale a Crew Cut.

Mission Accomplished–Trails Are Buff!!  SVBC will hold another Haircut Session in late summer, hope to see you there! Thank you to the 15 volunteers who spent some of their Saturday cutting back the major growth on the Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park.  50 volunteers hours in a day never made such a difference for so…
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June 3, 2013 0

Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival Planning Meeting #2

Interested in helping organize the Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival? Please attend Planning Meeting #2: Monday June 3rd, 7:30pm at the Carpenter House, 310 Ohio Avenue RSVP: tj@shenandoahbicycle.com or email if interested but can’t attend the meeting                     The Festival will be October 11-13th!


June 1, 2013 0

Massanutten HOO-HA! SVBC members save 25%-Volunteers needed Saturday!

The 25th annual Massanutten HOO-HA! is next weekend, June 8th & 9th.  Hooooo Ha! Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition members save 25% when they pre-register for the Massanutten Hoo-Ha, Enduro or Super D Event. Coupon code on Bike Reg is “SVBC”.   To join or renew your SVBC membership go here!  As always, Massanutten will donate a portion of the…
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May 29, 2013 0