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News

  • Santa Cruz awards The Alliance PayDirt grant for work on Yancey Ridge September 9, 2020
  • Update on Forest Plan Revision June 22, 2020
  • Trail Status Updates with Phase 1 Reopening May 13, 2020

Events

Oct
10
Sat
9:00 am Boone Fork Fall Work Party @ Spencer Branch Trailhead
Boone Fork Fall Work Party @ Spencer Branch Trailhead
Oct 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for a Pisgah Workday at Boone Fork. We will be meeting at the Spencer Branch Trailhead (2826 Roby Martin Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645). Bring sturdy footwear, work gloves, and a lunch. Tools will[...]
Nov
7
Sat
all-day 6 Hours of Warrior Creek
6 Hours of Warrior Creek
Nov 7 all-day
http://6hoursofwarriorcreek.com/
Nov
21
Sat
9:00 am Zacks Fork Fall Work Party
Zacks Fork Fall Work Party
Nov 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Mar
6
Sat
9:00 am Zacks Fork Spring Work Party
Zacks Fork Spring Work Party
Mar 6 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Mar
12
Fri
all-day Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier
Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier
Mar 12 – Mar 13 all-day
Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier | Old Fort | North Carolina | United States
The trails surrounding Old Fort are some of the best in WNC. Each year we like to show them some love. The OF Trail Work Weekend is a biannual event to improve Kitsuma, Heartbreak Ridge,[...]
Mar
13
Sat
all-day Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier
Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier
Mar 13 – Mar 15 all-day
Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier | Old Fort | North Carolina | United States
The trails surrounding Old Fort are some of the best in WNC. Each year we like to show them some love. The OF Trail Work Weekend is a biannual event to improve Kitsuma, Heartbreak Ridge,[...]
Mar
14
Sun
all-day Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier
Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier
Mar 14 – Mar 16 all-day
Old Fort Spring Trail Weekend @ Camp Grier | Old Fort | North Carolina | United States
The trails surrounding Old Fort are some of the best in WNC. Each year we like to show them some love. The OF Trail Work Weekend is a biannual event to improve Kitsuma, Heartbreak Ridge,[...]
Oct
9
Sat
9:00 am Boone Fork Fall Work Party @ Spencer Branch Trailhead
Boone Fork Fall Work Party @ Spencer Branch Trailhead
Oct 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for a Pisgah Workday at Boone Fork. We will be meeting at the Spencer Branch Trailhead (2826 Roby Martin Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645). Bring sturdy footwear, work gloves, and a lunch. Tools will[...]
Nov
20
Sat
9:00 am Zacks Fork Fall Work Party
Zacks Fork Fall Work Party
Nov 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Mar
5
Sat
9:00 am Zacks Fork Spring Work Party
Zacks Fork Spring Work Party
Mar 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 

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• #PayDirt • We are honored and humbled to an • #PayDirt • We are honored and humbled to announce that we are a recipient of a @santacruzbicycles “PayDirt” Grant. PayDirt is Santa Cruz Bicycles commitment to increase access to trails by supporting the work of people (like us) who make it happen! • This funding will be applied to our work on Yancey Ridge Trail in the Pisgah Grandfather District, which is part of our larger Mortimer Trails Project in Wilson Creek. Super proud of our Alliance members for their passion to improve the rider experience on trails close to home . . . • For more details about the PayDirt story, tap the link in our bio up🔝. . . don’t forget to say ‘thank you’ to >>> @santacruzbicycles . . . . #paydirtfund #ridenwnc #sorba
• Hey y’all, let your voices be heard . . . re • Hey y’all, let your voices be heard . . . reminder that time is running out for comments on the Nantahala & Pisgah NF’s Plan Revision. • Deadline for submitting comments is Monday, June 29. • We have provided helpful talking points on our web page & have written key items to consider when writing your comments. • Keep in mind . . . this will impact decisions the USFS makes on how the forest will be managed for the next 20 years. • Please take a few minutes & click the LINK located in our @ride_nwnc bio. • Thank you for reading & submitting your comments on the draft plan! 📸 @whiteblazemarketing Cheers, The Alliance Team ❤️ #ridenwnc
👉🏼 • JOIN or RENEW TODAY • 👉🏼 Hell 👉🏼 • JOIN or RENEW TODAY • 👉🏼 Hello Friends, as our local trails have reopened the need for maintenance has increased as well. Land manager restrictions have eased & this means some of our members are out & about working to improve local trails. 👉🏼 We understand with the trying times a membership may be a tough ask. However, your membership or renewal directly contributes to our goals & maintenance funds. This allows us to grow, gain clout & maintain the trails we love! 👉🏼 Our extended Spring/20 membership drive is soon coming to a close & with it the prizes available. 👉🏼 We also want to sweeten the pot with some NWNC Alliance swag for those who joined during our drive . . . up for grabs are three new T-shirts (Men's & Women's Cuts) & either a new Alliance Hat or a set of socks . . . swipe the photos to checkout our custom collection. 👉🏼 At the end of this month, we will randomly draw from each member who joined, or renewed during the months of May & June. 👉🏼 So, if you can, click the link located on our home bio & ‘join or renew’. Any amount is deeply appreciated. If you can't join now but want to help us out, volunteering is a great need . . . feel free to reach out to info@ridenwnctrails.com Cheers, The Alliance Team ❤️ #ridenwnc
25 years ago tomorrow, a group of individuals from 25 years ago tomorrow, a group of individuals from the High Country gathered in a remote area of Pisgah National Forest on National Trails Day, 1995. It was one of the first mountain biker organized trail workdays in the Grandfather District. We have been honored to help resurrect some of the handiwork that was done by these and other folks from many years ago. Please join us in helping make the next 25 years of trail stewardship something the next generation of volunteers can look back on with similar pride. We are starting to do work again in small groups as outlined by modified volunteer agreements with some land managers. If you are interested in joining us and contributing to any small group workdays in Pisgah or any of the other areas we work, please follow the link in profile to sign up. Thank you for your support! #fbf #trailwork #volunteerism #givingback
• Greetings Everyone . . . . . . . . • We unde • Greetings Everyone . . . . . . . . • We understand that this is not the best time to ask for membership dollars, but we also hope that local MTB trails are helping many of us get through difficult & uncertain times. We all know that quality trails don’t magically appear & maintain themselves. They happen because of dedicated members & volunteers. As members we unite to protect our access & get excited about new trail projects close to home! • If you can, please help support the work we do by becoming an Alliance member . . . do so now thru June & be entered to win 1 of 16 prize packages as part of our ‘Spring Membership Drive’. • Online membership is easy, click the link in our bio☝🏼and follow the ‘join’ button. • When you join the Alliance, you’ll be helping us on the ground in our advocacy efforts & stay connected to the many things we have going on. You will also be joining SORBA, the largest nonprofit mountain biking organization in the Southeast. As a local chapter of SORBA, we promote land access, trail preservation & new trail development in Northwest NC’s mountains & foothills. Thank you for your support ! ! ! #ridenwnc #trailsneedusalltoday #trailsclosetohome #winprizes #membershipdrive #membersmatter
• Sharing —— UPDATE ON TRAIL CLOSURES & ALLI • Sharing —— UPDATE ON TRAIL CLOSURES & ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES —— • Sadly, we are posting some updated news that includes more trail closures, this time in Pisgah. On April 13th the USFS issued a Forest order which closes several roads and trails in Pisgah National Forest. This includes some trails and roads in the Grandfather District that are in our region. Please look closely at the list of roads and trails before you ride. The order “prohibits being on certain roads and trails, entering or using a developed recreation site, or camping.” The closure is dated to end though August 13, 2020, but may be rescinded sooner. There are trails and parks open to ride, but we recommend that if you ride, you do so with immediate family members or people you live with and practice social distancing. Please take a look at the guidance offered by our recreation partners through the Outdoor Alliance: How to Get Outside (During a Pandemic). We realize that this inconvenience is counter to our organization’s culture but we urge you to please respect all closures. We will not sponsor any group rides or trail work until the CDC gives the notice that we are safe to meet in groups again. Additionally, we will be communicating with our land managers and relaying information back to the riding community on when restrictions at various trail systems are lifted. Below is a list of trail systems that are now closed until further notice. Included in the list is a weblink to the press release or web page where this is updated. If you have any questions about trail systems in our region, please feel free to reach out to us as needed. Thank you all for your continued support in our trail efforts in Northwest NC. Swipe left for current FS road name & road # closure within our PNF district . . . 🚵• Pisgah/Grandfather District: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD724408 🚵🏽‍♂️ • Lake James State Park: https://www.ncparks.gov/lake-james-state-park/home 🚵🏽‍♀️ • Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir: https://m.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3583962948341743&id=159942874077118&__tn__=-R

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