The Trail Adoption Program (TAP) program empowers local organizations, businesses, and individuals to engage, support, and manage the challenge of maintaining trails in the Shenandoah Valley. Community Benefits Better trail conditions: More trails stay rideable throughout the year! We strengthen our relationship with land managers by showing our commitment to the trails we use. We…
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At our August monthly social, staff from the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests presented the Coalition with an award from the US Forest Service Chief titled, the Enduring Service award. SVBC has been volunteering with the Forest Service for two decades and has done a great deal of work on Shenandoah Mountain trails. SVBC built the…
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UPDATE: We could use some volunteers to help as course marshals on Saturday. Interested in helping? Please reach out to Mike Bowen (mike.bowenandassociates@gmail.com) and let him know if you are interested in helping. Our local youth mountain bike team SHEN-ROCK (6th grade-high school) will host a race in the VA High Interscholastic Mountain Bike Race…
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With your help, we convinced the City of Harrisonburg to move forward with funding and designing the trails or greenways that comprise the “Connect Our Schools” initiative. The City of Harrisonburg refers to these trails as the Garbers Church Shared Use Paths since they will connect Westover to Thomas Harrison Middle School, to Hillandale, to…
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The City of Harrisonburg will host an open-house meeting to share conceptual designs for the Garbers Church Road Shared Use Path (aka Connect Our Schools). We ask that you (the public) attend to learn about the project, ask questions, and offer input on its design. Why: We need you to attend because this is an important…
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ShenRock Bike Team had a super fall of learning, racing and riding. To start off our season we had a few open house type practices held at the Rocktown Trails at Hillandale park where we invited youth riders interested in the team to come out and ride with us and get a taste of what we…
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Interested in the finding out more about the team? Then join us for our Fall 2016 “Open House” at Hillandale Park ShenRock Open House Practices – Thursday, August 18 and Thursday, August 25 – Time for both days – 5:30 – 7:30 PM – Hillandale Park Shelter 11(across from entrance to Rocktown Trails in the back of…
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June 1, 2021 Update At long last the Connect Our Schools project is under construction! The full project will be completed by the end of November 2021. You can view more details on the City of Harrisonburg’s website. 5/15/2017: Update- Contact Your City Council Members before Thursday 5/17 Timeline of how the Connect Our Schools…
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Join the SVBC on Friday April 22 at Pale Fire Brewing for Bluegrass, Bike & Beers with proceeds going to benefit the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition. We will hold a 4pm mountain bike ride from Pale Fire to the the Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park and then music and party at Pale Fire with Travis…
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Nathan Beyeler – Head Coach: Nathan, his wife Karen, and their four children moved to the Valley in the fall of 2011. After an injury, requiring multiple surgeries, forced him to hang up his long distance running shoes, Nathan pulled out his mountain bike and hit the trails at Hillandale, rediscovering a love from when…
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