Category: Trail Work

Cedar City Trail Work Day

The C-Chapter of the DMBTA will be hosting another trail work day this coming Saturday the 8th. Meet at Cedar Ridge Golf Course (900 N 200 E) at 8 AM.

Details:

Meet at 8 AM.
Plan on working till 1 PM.
Bring gloves, boots, hat and sunblock.

Build. Maintain. Ride.

Trail Work

The DMBTA will be hosting a trail maintenance day on August 9th. We are planning on doing some light maintenance on the Rim Trails in the Santa Clara River Reserve. Meet at the Cove Wash Trailhead (where Barrel Roll starts) at 7 AM.

Bring gloves, tools, water and your bike. Due to the location of this trail, we will ride to the work area. We plan on having two BOB trailers to help transport tools. Plan on working for about three hours.

Our friends from the Mooseknuckler Alliance will be providing refreshments after all your hard work.

Vital Details:

Date: August 9th
Time: 7 AM
Location: Cove Wash Trailhead
Bring: gloves, tools, water, bike
Duration: 3 hours

Trail Work

Santa Clara River Reserve Trail Work Performed

Yesterday, nine volunteers put in over 27 hours of trail work in the Santa Clara River Reserve.

This summer’s late rain storms wreaked havoc on many of our popular trails due entirely to the excessive amounts of water that came down in such short amounts of time. This left many of our trails rutted with loose rocks strewn everywhere.

With the help of nine volunteers, DMBTA spent the morning rehabbing the Barrel Roll and Precipice in the Santa Clara River Reserve. Countless loose rocks were removed, ruts were broken down and filled and switchbacks were out-sloped to help prevent future damage.

We would like to thank the following individuals for their time: Shelly Lutz, Kathleen Berglund, Jay Bartlett, Dave Poffenberger, Frank Kosidowski, Phil Benson, Kenny Jones, John Scarafiotti and Lukas Brinkerhoff.

Even with the work put in, there is still plenty more to do. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Facebook for upcoming trail days.

Trail Work

Santa Clara River Reserve Trail Work Day

The Dixie Mountain Bike Trails Association will be hosting a trail work day in the Santa Clara River Reserve. Specifically focusing on the recent erosion caused by heavy thunderstorms in the area that damaged sections of the Barrel Roll, Precipice, Sidewinder and Suicidal Tendencies.

The trail day will be held Sunday, October 19th starting at 10 AM. We are planning on working for about three hours. Meet at the Cove Wash trail head (where Barrel Roll and sidewinder start) and be ready to work at 10 AM.

Please bring gloves, rakes and plenty of water.

Trail Work

Little Creek Trail Work Day

The Dixie Mountain Bike Trails Association will be hosting a trail work day this coming Sunday on Little Creek Mesa.

The plan is to meet at the trail head at 8 AM giving ourselves plenty of time and hopefully cooler temperatures. Depending on how many people show up, we will most likely divide into groups and take different sections. The plan is to trim back the bushes and trees that have begun to impede riders ability to maneuver the outer trails.

We will give a quick tutorial on how to properly trim the bushes to make sure the trail is not sanitized and maintains its picturesque beauty. It would be appreciated if those who attend can bring some tools. Namely, clippers, saws and trimmers. We would highly recommend you bring plenty of water and snacks. The weather is supposed to be in the 90s, so the morning should be nice, but it will most likely be hot by the time we finish. Usually these types of projects take about three hours. However, if you can only help for an hour or two, come out any way. We can use all the help we can get.

For up-to-date details, please visit the Facebook Event page, https://www.facebook.com/events/670240786381460/

Trail Planning Trail Work

Spring Update

New Trails

The DMBTA designed two new trails for the BLM this past fall. Construction was scheduled to be completed this winter, but was delayed due to the snow and heavy rain we received. Fortunately, this was only a minor setback and we are happy to announce that not only are the trails open, but the tread has been compacted and the trails are as fun as we had hoped they would be.

The two new trails are Cryptobionic and Goose Bumps. These were designed as connector trails to allow for more variety in looping the JEM and the Hurricane Rim together. Goosebumps splits off of the JEM just after you emerge from the wash and hugs the mesa as it meanders its way to the water tank at the top of the unnamed singletrack. About half way through Goosebumps, Cryptobionic splits off and heads downhill. It hits Sheep Bridge Road where you re-connect with the JEM for a short distance. Cryptobionic splits off once again and heads to the bathrooms at the Hurricane Rim trailhead.

http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/recreation/trails/hurricane_cliffs_trail.html

We are excited about these two trails and are working to bring you more singletrack in the future.

Gooseberry Trail Work Day
The DMBTA did its annual trimming of Gooseberry Mesa this past March. The trees and bushes on the mesa slowly overtake the trail. Each year the DMBTA goes out and trims things back so that you can ride the Goose without slamming into tree branches or being scratched up by scrub oak.

Clayton organized this trail day and we had plenty of people show up for us to split into multiple groups. Each group took a section of trail. It took each group about three hours to complete their portion, but we are happy with the results.

Zen Trail Work Day

DMBTA, in conjunction with the local high school mountain biking team The Flying Monkeys, had a trail work day on Zen at the end of March. Kenny organized the event and guided the Monkeys around the Zen. They worked to clear loose rocks, maintain the single track lines that we all love and ensure that the trail stays rideable.

Travel Management Plan
The DMBTA was originally organized as a direct response to the announcement of the BLM’s travel management planning process. As we have mentioned, mountain bikers run the risk of losing single track as part of this process or, if we play it right, have the chance of gaining significant access and additional trails. This will all be determined this fall as the public comment period of the process begins. Essentially, the BLM has logged each and every trail and road in Washington County. They have also logged countless miles of proposed trails and routes. The entire county has been divided into several areas. Each area will have three options. A limited option where many trails are closed. A compromise or middle option that will see some closures. And the third option that opens up trails to motorized users. It will be our task to ensure that the BLM receives more comments from the mountain biking community than any other user group to ensure that we don’t lose any trails and hopefully gain the possible 200+ miles of proposed trails.

We strongly suggest you check back here for updates and follow us on Facebook as we post more regularly there, https://www.facebook.com/DMBTA.

Advocacy Events Trail Work

November News

It’s November and I’m sunburned. I have to admit that is not a complaint as much as it is me bragging about how much time I’ve been “forced” to spend outside the last few weeks. Apparently spending 2-4 hours in the sun, even in November can make you glow, even if it is just a little bit.

If you follow us on Facebook (and if you don’t you should), you’ve seen pictures of pink ribbons strung throughout the desert.

The BLM asked the DMBTA for help designing the newest addition to the Hurricane Cliffs trail network. We were ecstatic to be involved. The project consists of a connector trail allowing for more loop possibilities on single track. Specifically, there will be a section that goes from the JEM, just past the Virgin River Dam road crossing, down to the bathrooms. Across Sheep Bridge Road, there is another section that heads toward the mesa. Once at the fence, it will split. The trail to the right will take you back to the JEM. Head left and it will drop you onto the unnamed single track by the water tanks.

As this project has evolved, we’ve become more and more excited about it. We were able to get local trail building legend Morgan Harris to lend his time on a section and parts have been described by the BLM’s Dave Kiel as “instant classic.” We are confident everyone will enjoy the new trails.

This trail will have a few sections where there are A and B lines. This means there will be sections that are more difficult and have some possibility for a whoa factor, but no one will be forced to walk as there will be a B or flat liner around every one of these features. The trail is designed with all level of riders in mind.

I think we can all agree new single track is what it’s all about. Construction is scheduled to start this week.

The DMBTA also has some trail maintenance scheduled for this weekend. We will be trimming the corridor on Gooseberry Mesa. This will take place this coming Sunday. Meet at the Little Creek gas station in Apple Valley at 10 am. We will carpool as needed from there.

Further details can be found on the Facebook event page.

This is just the tip of the ice berg. The DMBTA board is busy working on several upcoming projects that will keep your tires on sweet trail. If you haven’t, join our efforts here.

Build. Maintain. Ride.

Trail Work

JEM Drop Trail Day

As promised, the DMBTA was out this past Sunday rehabbing the drop on the JEM. Recent rains had caused dramatic erosion. Luckily, last year’s armoring project had worked fairly well and we mostly just needed to replace the dirt that had been removed by the water.