Get rewarded for helping to build and maintain the trails we love!

Ol' Mother Nature has as much impact on our trails as we do, so in addition to responsible use, volunteering a few hours a month or donating to these projects is essential for the sustainability of our sport.  Winter in Louisville is the perfect time to hit the ground running!  During the warmer parts of the day, the soil is often too wet to ride, but perfect for digging!  There's no better way to start off the new year than by participating in a local trail day. The goal for these projects is to be multi-user based and to preserve our parks by mitigating trail deficiencies, designing, maintaining and building trails so they might last indefinitely for many recreation groups to enjoy.

As a thank you to trail volunteers, we've supplied both The Olmsted Conservancy and KyMBA with discount cards for 25% off any item (excluding bikes and some electronics) from either Mountain Bike Depot or The Trail Store!  Log six hours with either organization, and the card is yours!  For a list of local trail days, check our volunteer opportunities page.  There are plenty of opportunities each month at many of our local haunts! We'll be attending the January 10th trail day at O'Bannon Woods State Park in Corydon; grab your gloves and come on out!



And now a note of interest from our friends at HMBA:

O’Bannon Woods State Park

2009 HMBA Trail Fund Signature Project

The Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA) and Indiana State Parks have identified O’Bannon Woods State Park (Corydon, IN) as a top priority for 2010.  With more land, elevation, and rock features than Brown County State Park, O’Bannon has the potential to be a National Mountain Bike Designation.  When combined with Wyandot Woods State Forest, the long term potential is for 40 to 50 miles of world class mountain bike trails.

HMBA and Indiana State Parks have a three part plan to add 15 miles of trail to the existing 5 miles by the end of 2010. 

1)   Volunteers will build and maintain trails.
2)   State Parks will provide staff to lead YHCC trail building crews.
3)   HMBA will hire professional trail builders through the HMBA Trail Fund and Grants.

HMBA will be applying for a grant that is available locally.  This is a matching grant that can match between $30,000 and $60,000.   If the grant is awarded, that means every dollar raised by the HMBA Trail Fund will be doubled.  The grant application is due January 15th.  Any one interested in specifically supporting O’Bannon Woods State Park should donate or pledge by January 10th.

Click here to dondate to the HMBA Trail fund via Bikereg today!

If you would rather print a form and mail a check, click here.

Get rewarded for helping to build and maintain the trails we love!