Below are several images taken by volunteers from the Bell Joy Ride Kickoff event this past Sunday at Rocky Knob Park in Boone. The Alliance was happy to support the event with Boone Area Cyclists. Alliance member and Bell Joy Ride Ambassador Lauren Hutchins (pictured above), leads the program in our area. For the latest information on the upcoming rides you can follow the Joy Ride Boone facebook page at facebook.com/belljoyrideboonenc.
This past summer, over a year's worth of planning, volunteering, and contracted trail work led to completion of the Gravity Trails expansion at Zacks Fork Trails in Lenoir. The fundraising effort began in 2021, with some grant writing and the establishment of a budget...
This trail, rated “most difficult,” follows the historic alignment in many places, including several steep, rocky sections.
New Reroute of Exit Now Open! The Alliance is pleased to share that the newly constructed exit of Yancey Ridge Trail is now officially OPEN! This 1.2 mile section of new trail reroutes the segment that was on private property onto US Forest Service land. The...