Our wealth of expertise has allowed us to develop the current. We help you create arenas and establish business in the mountainbike tourism market. Imba opens up a ton of opportunities for local clubs to. Many of these may be ordered in hardcopy or dvd form, or downloaded as pdfs. Imbas guide to building sweet singletrack, published by the international mountain bicycling association. Woodland roads and sustainable trails nc state university. Sustainable singletrack davies and outkaperkins 2006, which show how to plan, design, and build fun, sustainable trails. Trail solutions imbas guide to building sweet singletrack book. Imbas trail accelerator grant fund is a competitive grant offering for communities with visions of. Imba s 2008 video on building mountain bike trails.
Weve organized imba epic trail listings here to help you find your ride. Imbas trail accelerator grant fund is a competitive grant offering for communities with visions of transformational model. Handbook for trail design, construction and maintenance. An imba video to showcase trails in this region and their. Imba to develop conceptual plan for potential mountain. Rich edwards, imba trail solutions manager the speakers discussed the best way to build trails for allweather riding, and focused on how to prevent damage to trails that are typically dry, with occasional periods of wetness. Building mountain bike trails usda forest service 2006 06232d01mtdc a supplement to the international mountain bicycling association s guide, trail solutions.
Includes more than photos and 50 innovative illustrations. Nica race day at the fort mcclellan trails in anniston, al. Imbas guide to building sweet singletrack international mountain bicycling association 2004 and a companion dvd, building mountain bike trails. Imba trail solutions is the international leader in singletrack development. Imbas trail solutions team partners with the community to guide and educate on creating and enhancing amazing places to ride mountain. It is a must read for anyone building or maintaining singeltrack and has great advice for dealing with land managers and public officials to get trails built. Trail solutions, imba s guide to building sweet singletrack, presents cuttingedge trail design, construction, maintenance and management techniques in a colorful and easytoread format. See forest service publications list recreational trails publications fhwa.
The international mountain bicycling association imba is pleased to award its second round of trail accelerator grants to four recipients. Imba creates, preserves and enhances great mountain biking experiences board of directors elayna caldwell, santa cruz, ca chris. Unicoi county receives grant to develop bike park wjhl. Imba trail solutions is the international leader in developing singletrack trails. Participants will learn all of the basics of trail maintenance and construction according to imba trail solutions curriculum. Lots of ideas on how to fix parts of our local trail, will keep us busy for a long time. The yellow creek loop mountain bike trail, clymer, pennsylvania. Flowride trail design is based out of denver, co and has earned a number of imba trail solutions contracts, most recently at spirit mountain in minnesota, where theyre building a new advancedlevel technical connector trail as well as a skills area at the base of the adventure park. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. These pioneering clubs believed that mountain bikereducation programs and innovative trail management solutions should be developed and promoted. Free bike riding stock video footage 373 free downloads. Trail solutions is imbas premier trailbuilding resource.
Imbas guide to building sweet singletrack as file i can read on my computer, is there one. Numerous illustrations help explain the main points. Strategic relationships trailforks garmin united states. Imba announces spring 2019 trail accelerator grant recipients. Imba to develop conceptual plan for potential mountain bike. Imbas guide to building sweet singletrack international mountain bicycling association on.
One year of log cabin building one man odyssey building his dream house duration. Jan 29, 2020 imbas trail accelerator grant is a competitive grant offering for communities who need extra support to realize their vision of transformational trail systems. Those located in the trail corridor should be cut flush to the ground. It can be purchased online at introduction ii desert trail design and construction. Imba trail solutions is the international leader in developing singletrack trails, with experience on more than 350 trail projects in the united states, canada, mexico, italy, switzerland, australia, hong kong, china, and singapore. This 272page book combines cuttingedge trailbuilding techniques with proven fundamentals in a colourful, easytoread format. The notebook was printed in 1996 and has been revised slightly during three reprintings.
Mountain biking irresponsibly during the covid19 pandemic puts you and others at risk. Running the ridges of a narrow swath of woods through cot city of toronto land, the trails were and continue to be the subject of a seemingly constant battle. Nov 10, 20 the international mountain bicycling association imba and strava are challenging cyclists to rack up 5,000 meters in elevation gain between november 2nd and november 10th. Sep 25, 2018 the following four steps will help you assess your trails needs. Generally less than 1 mb each chapter 1 trail history and philosophy. Apr 16, 2016 participants will learn all of the basics of trail maintenance and construction according to imba trail solutions curriculum.
Imba creates, preserves and enhances great mountain biking experiences board of. Strategic relationships trailforks garmin australia. A good overview of the principles described in the book trail solutions. Together, the two books provide a complete resource for better trail recreation. Riding injuries put unnecessary stress on medical systems that need all available resources to fight the virus, and group rides increase your chances of exposure. Imbas trailbuilding operation and everybody elsethe boulder staff and the regional programs. For the aspen snowmass roaring fork ride center to grow from bronzelevel to goldlevel is a remarkable achievement, and a testament to the communitys dedication to mountain biking, says dave. Recipients trail plans will put more trails close to home in communities in tennessee, nebraska and wisconsinboulder, colo. Trail solutions is complimented by managing mountain biking imbas guide to providing great riding, a new 256page book that focuses on solutions to. How to work with government officials, trail groups, and volunteers to create and support great trails. Imbas trail solutions team partners with the community to guide and educate on creating and enhancing amazing places to ride mountain bikes. Also find parks canadas trail classification system, which is an excellent tool for trail managers to rate trails, and also plan for future trail management, available for download. Following the success of imbas first two books, trail solutions and managing mountain biking, bob allen teamed up with imba as managing editor for a new book titled bike park guide. The answer may rest with dave wiens, the man imba recently named its new executive director.
The trail will be aligned to avoid removal of trees greater than 10 in diameter where possible. The international mountain bicycling association imba recently awarded its second round of trail accelerator grants to four recipients. This notebook describes techniques used to construct and maintain trails. Imbas trail accelerator grant fund is a competitive. Sustainable, green, trail design and construction for multiuse horseback, hike and mountain bike tony boone trail designer, jim kellett film video producer director. Imbas guide to building sweet singletrack presents these concepts in a clear, easytofollow format rich with instructive diagrams and photos. Josh collins of imba trail solutions interview youtube. Josh is working with katahdin area trails this past month working on a green gravity.
Rural development process public interest design west. Stumps located in the trail tread shall be completely removed. Imbas guide to building sweet singletrack by international mountain bicycling association isbn. Imba trail labs are twoday intensive workshops during which imba staff, trail industry experts and local stakeholders lead participants. North country trail handbook for trail design, maintenance and construction. It is written for trail crew workers and is intended to be taken along on work projects. Imba developed two books based on more than 25 years of trail building and trail planning experience. Trail solutions imbas guide to building sweet singletrack.
Were encouraging you to head to the trails, push it uphill, and climb some mountains. Colorados roaring fork valley designated a goldlevel ride. The international mountain bicycling association imba was founded in 1988 by a group of california mountain bike clubs concerned about the closure of trails to cyclists. Your trails future may depend on imbas new leader pinkbike. A feasibility study is in the works for potential bike trails at buffalo mountain park in johnson city.
Josh collins from imba trail solutions on the ground at the hammond ridge trail system on millinocket lake. This 272page book combines cuttingedge trail design and construction techniques with proven fundamentals in a colorful, easytoread format. The international mountain bicycling association imba and strava are challenging cyclists to rack up 5,000 meters in elevation gain between november 2nd and november 10th. The 2020 benedum grant provides funding for international mountain bicycling association imba trail solutions to work with the mon forest towns steering committee, snowshoe highlands ride center working group, and the town of marlinton to develop a detailed plan for purpose built mountain bike trails that can diversify the economy of. Imba epic mountain bike trails singletracks mountain bike news. Trail solutions is complimented by managing mountain biking imbas guide to providing great riding, a new 256page book that focuses on solutions to mountain biking management issues. Imbas gudie to building sweet singletrack as want to read. Mar 07, 2017 were split about half and half between trail solutions ed. Ridge top trail, damsite trail and parts of stake church trail are the original park trails prior to the official start of mountain bike trail building in 2004. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Trail solutions is imba s premier trailbuilding resource. Trail solutions, imbas guide to building sweet singletrack, presents cuttingedge trail design, construction, maintenance and management techniques in a colorful and easytoread format.
The us forest service is a great source of trail building resources. Trail solution we build your mountainbike business. Mar 30, 2019 the international mountain bicycling association imba recently awarded its second round of trail accelerator grants to four recipients. Perfect weather and busy venue with overflowing parking lots, more tents, and tons of kids on bikes. Cross country trail networks, pumptracks and foremost a combination of different purposes biking arenas are some of our larger assignments the last couple of years.
The international mountain bike association imba maintains a list of the best of the best mountain bike trails called the imba epics. Were split about half and half between trail solutions ed. An imba video to showcase trails in this region and their trail solutions team. It is focused on creating more trails close to home to grow the quantity and quality of mountain bike trail communities across the u. Imba announces eight new trail accelerator grant recipients. On october 30th, 20 season 3 of salomon running tv begins and it promises to offer a completely new look on the sport we love so much. I cut my mountainbike teeth riding the don valley trails in toronto, canada. The international mountain bicycling association conducts trail building schools all over the world. The following four steps will help you assess your trails needs. Both very comprehensive reference books on trail building and management practices for mountain biking. Desert trails sustainable trail design, planning and.
Trail solutions is essentially the bible for trail development and construction. Thanks to the help of mountain bikers such as you, theyre well on their way. Any trees greater than 10 the contractor believes need to be cut shall be approved by ncdpr staff. Trailforks is a mountain biking trail database and management system, supplemented with pinkbike content and crowdsourced data from the people who actually ride the trails. The tbs, 1617 april, will last a whole weekend and the instructors imba trail solutions will lecture in english while the imba italian staff will translate into italian. This edition has rearranged and consolidated information throughout the guidebook. A professionally, strategically planned sustainable trail system can serve as a model and as inspiration for an entire mountain biking region. Like this page to keep up with where weve been and where. Maybe it is because it is on the western edge of the ring creek zone, can be accessed from the skookum or the short circuit connector from meadow of the grizzly most people combine it with fred, and word of mouth for a nice long technical xc ride.