Category: Rocktown Trails at Hillandale

Happy Trails for the Friendly City

This article originally appeared in the Daily News Record’s Rocktown Weekly on December 20, 2013 Happy Trails for the Friendly City By SARAH STACY Daily News-Record Though many individuals may cherish memories of riding bikes when they were younger, not all continued pedaling into adulthood. The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition is hoping to get people…
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December 29, 2013 0

Hillandale Trail Work Day – November 16th.

For the past year planning has been happening for a new important connector trail. The Circle Drive connector trail will be a great example of how neighborhoods should and can connect to parks.  Come out on November 16th and show your support for this new biking/walking trail. Trail Work Day Details: Date: Saturday November 16th Time: 9am-2pm (come…
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November 9, 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

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

Hillandale Trail Work Day Satuday June 1st…The Jungle has been eating kids (and Adults) alive!

Yes, that is right…The Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park are alive with Kid (and Adult) eating plants…Come help cut back the growth that is over taking the trails. Even if you only have one hour (but more is always better) come lend a hand.  Here are the details! When: Saturday June 1st 7am-3pm…come for any portion..even…
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May 29, 2013 0

Hillandale Trail Work 2013

Big thanks to everyone who’s helped bring Hillandale back to life this spring! Over the past 6 weeks, volunteers from the SVBC have spent their Thursday evenings clearing trees, marking mud holes, and re-routing trails. Our last Hillandale trail work day is this Thursday, April 18th. Please join us if you can! This winter was…
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April 15, 2013 0