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Richmond MORE and city open Forest Hill Park trails

We missed this great article on Forest Hill Park trails. Check out the link below.

JRPS Trail Guide - UPDATED!

The JRPS Loop Trail Guide and associated trail pages have been updated with new maps and descriptions.

Support IMBA at the National Bike Summit by Becoming a Virtual Delegate

Support the Recreational Trails Program

Chesterfield Adopts Pro Bike, Trail Resolution

Sixth locality in Central Virginia to pass pro-bike/ trail resolutions.

JROC 10th Anniversary Gear Swap

Bring your used (relatively clean) gear to the Gear Swap at the Earth Day festival April 25th.

Ride Giant Demo Tour April 9th

Join Giant Bicycles at Forest Hill Park to demo road and mountain bikes

Custom bicycle show coming to Richmond

Projects like expanded trails in James River Park, Forest Hill Park and elsewhere; a new rail-to-trail corridor in South Richmond; the continued development of the Virginia Capital Trail; greenways connecting city parks. All these efforts suggest a city transforming itself. The arrival of the North American Handmade Bicycle show is recognition of that transformation, and, hopefully, an impetus to keep it going.

Forest Hill Trail Care - Update!

Until Mother Nature got angry last week, life was good .....

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Chesterfield County Department of Parks and Recreation has proposed cutting – entirely and permanently – the Outdoors and most Adult Programs

Everything from kayak classes, ropes course, paddling at Dutch Gap to nature programs and practically all active adult programming are on the block. What is NOT lost is old fashion politicking: the squeaky wheel getting the grease. They said they welcome emails, attendance at hearings, pleas, and well-organized efforts. SO PLEASE! Get out your computer, pen, telephone, whatever. Write a letter to each PRAC commissioner (the Parks Commission is the appointed body that makes recommendations for funding cuts and allocations). Write them daily. Write the Board of Supervisors. It doesn’t matter if you live in their district or not. This is a regional issue.

National Trails Day 6/5/10

Join Richmond MORE and REI to be a part of National Trails Day at James River Park

Specialty plates could be a bonanza for James River Park System Specialty plates could be a bonanza for James River Park System

A new way to raise funds for JRPS.

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Get Ready for Trailicious

Trailicious is almost here ! On line ticket sales have closed and we will have a limited number of tickets at the door. Please arrive on the earlier side to make sure you will be able to get in the door.

Trailwork 3-18-11

Meet at Reedy Creek at 9am. Then it's a short hike west on Buttermilk to the red clay hill area where we'll continue putting in new trail.

Forest Hill Park Trail Care - Jan 23rd - The real work begins!

Bill Blythe and his Sweco has left Richmond and left us with 2+ miles of sweet singletrack to buff out and finish. Including existing trail ....

Check out the Movie - "Klunkerz"

Coming April 21st @ 7pm to movie night at the Capital Ale House is a movie about the history of mountain biking. Originally debuted at Trailicious, see how mountain biking started in the hills of California back in the day ! Bring a friend, the movie is free.

Local Richmond police hope bike patrols will deter crime in city parks

Richmond police officer Stacy Rogers has the bike beat bike between the Lee Bridge and the Boulevard Bridge in Forest Hill Park and James River Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

Buttermilk Boardwalk Update

Updates from this weekend's work on the trails...

Buttermilk Trail Work - Saturday 2/26

Buttermilk Boardwalk - east of Reedy Creek at 9am

IMBA - Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day - Sat Oct 2

On Saturday, October 2, 2010, IMBA will celebrate its sixth annual International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. This is a great opportunity for you to pass your passion for pedaling on to kids!

Another reason to help with trail work

A recent study provides more motivation for volunteering...

2010 Race season is on !

Check out our April calendar for two great local races. National Duathlon's offroad duathlon on Saturday April 24th and RunRideRace's Camp Hilbert mtb race (first in a series of 3) on Sunday April 11.

RA MORE and Elk Hill Explore New Trail System in Goochland

Members of Elk Hill attended the November 18th Club meeting to discuss a partnership with RA MORE to build a trail system at Elk Hill's Goochland campus. The idea is in the "discussion phase", and while not a done deal, offers a great opportunity for RA MORE members and especially the students at Elk Hill. Read on to learn more about this great opportunity to help the Elk Hill Program.

City re-opens Forest Hill Park bike trails

 

Richmond MORE Meeting Minutes - January

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Racing season begins April 10th

First local mountain bike race of the year at Camp Hilbert.

Luck Stone to Sponsor Xterra

Local business steps up to sponsor Xterra Richmond!

Permit Needed to Ride on State Forest Trails

Cyclists Face Possible Misdemeanor Charges

RCCC's March MTB Clinic

RCCC presents a mountain biking clinic on March 26th @ Powhite Park

Richmond gaining foothold as trail mecca

Article from RTD 9/20/09 by Andy Thompson - Go Richmond !

Forest Hill Trail Care - Jan 30th - More good news!

Nathan has decided to stage the reopening of the trails in Forest Hill Park. Gone is the plan to close the entire park until everything .....

Update on Wayne Goodman

 

Sustainable Trail Building 101

The James River Park System and RA-MORE will be conducting a trail building and maintenance class on Saturday, October 23rd starting at 9:00am. The morning session of the class will be held at the Byrd Pump House. Following a short break for lunch, the class will then continue to a section of the North Bank Trail which is slated for a re-route. The afternoon session will end around 4:00pm.

Forest Hill Park gets a makeover

Big turnout by many volunteer groups gets the Forest Hill park project closer to completion.

Belle Island 1908

Photo of Belle Island from 1908

Forest Hill Ave. Improvements

Public meeting Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Southampton Elementary School

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Trail Work - Saturday 3/12

Reedy Creek - 9am

Help Beautify the Parks

Help beautify our parks by planting wildflowers along Reedy Creek, removing invasive ivy or cleaning up the Cannon Creek Greenway...

Management plan solicits public opinion

At 1.1 million acres in Virginia and West Virginia, the George Washington National Forest is big enough to accommodate a multitude of interests and users. In numerous trips west the past couple of years, I've biked, hiked and fished on it. Others hunt, watch birds, ride horses, camp and pilot their all-terrain vehicles. Then there are the commercial interests - most notably logging - that have a claim on the land.

Dirty 7 - Trail Runner Magazine's Annual Pick of the Best Trail Running Towns

Richmond makes the list ! Check out page 34 of the October Issue of Trail Running Magazine.

RAMORE announces weekly night rides in JRPS

We have great news! Greg Rollins, our vice-president and advocacy director, has secured permission for weekly night rides in the James River Park System. The rides will start this Thursday, November 5th, at 6:00pm and continue every Thursday through the fall and winter until the start of Daylight Saving Time in 2010. Night rides will not be held during holiday weeks and any ride cancellations will be posted on our website

Volunteer Opportunities this Weekend

Several groups in the city are hosting volunteer cleanups in our parks this weekend. Come on out and give them a hand!

VA Capital Trail in Henrico Follow up

Henrico County does not see eye to eye with VDOT concerning the VA Capital Trail

Hand Built Bicycle Show Needs Volunteers

We'd love to welcome you as a volunteer at the Shimano NAHBS. If you

Richmond More Meeting Minutes - February

Wednesday Feb. 17th, 2010

3-12-11 Trailwork Results

Skinnies complete. Muddy section rocked. New trail started.

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Trail work this Saturday 1-29-11

This Saturday 1-29-11 we will continue work on the new trail on Belle Isle.

Richmond Offers Top Urban Mountain Biking Trail System

The current edition of the IMBA Trail News features an article on page 4 highlighting the JRP Trail System. Check it out through this link to the PDF copy of the newsletter on page 4.

Trailwork 3-26-11

This Saturday 3-26-11 we will be meeting at Reedy Creek at 9am again and continuing work on the Buttermilk East re-route. Nathan and the crew hope that this last push will finish up the re-route.

Another interesting article about urban trails

Check out this link for some interesting info on urban trails.

Richmond MORE receives $8,000 grant from local retailer REI

 

3/5 Buttermilk Trail Work

Let's meet at Reedy Creek at 9am and make it skinny!

"2010 Race Across the Sky" screening

Wednesday March 9th at Bowtie Cinemas

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Friday March 11th and Saturday March 12th

Accident won’t fill victim with pity

 

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