Trail Flow is a roundup of all the mountain bike trail related news of the week including new trail builds, advocacy, and planning. Do you have trail news? Email [email protected] for possible inclusion.
Enid, Oklahoma trails to become official city park
The city council in Enid, Oklahoma recently voted to make the 5 Eighty Bike Park an official city park. The city-owned site is a former landfill, with construction of the trails a largely volunteer effort.
JEM trail in Utah goes directional, new Carne Asada trail added
The popular JEM trail in southwestern Utah is seeing some changes this year. The traditional route traverses BLM and private land, including a parcel known as Sheep Bridge Nature Preserve that was acquired by the Nature Conservancy. As a result, the route is now directional via a new return trail from the Preserve known as Carne Asada. The changes should be finalized by spring.
BUMP opens new trail at Oak Mountain in Alabama
The Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers (BUMP) officially opened a new trail called Tails at Oak Mountain State Park. The new trail promises plenty of flow with a few tech sections mixed in as well.
Arkansas college gets $8 million grant to establish trail building program
The Northwest Arkansas Community College received an $8 million grant to develop a trail building and maintenance program. The three-year grant comes from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, which also helped the same college set up a bike repair and assembly technician program recently.
The school’s goals include producing a workforce of certified trail technicians, ensuring access to regional bicycle trails and promoting responsible environmental practices,” according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. The program is slated to start in the fall of 2024.
I’ll be riding Tails Trail at Oak Mtn this Saturday!
Awesome! Let us know what you think!
This!
Yes, Utah has a lot of trails. Again though, almost no one travels across country to ride mtb trails. I have ridden all the trails in Georgia and on the border of South Carolina and not beyond that because trips like those are increasingly expensive and unless you have a sponsorship like Sam Pilgrim, it isn’t likely.