Eastern Virginia Mountain Bike Association

Building, Riding and Maintaining Trails in Southeastern Virginia since 1988
 

Weekly Update February 17th

February 17, 2016 11:45 PM | Deleted user

Hello EVMA Members! Here is your update from the fabulous world of local mountain biking! 

We hope to see you this Sunday at the Trail Work Day at New Quarter Park!

Events This Week

  • February 20th 10am Group ride at Harwood Mills 
  • February 20th 5pm York River State Park Night Ride
  • February 21st 8:45am Trail Work Day at New Quarter Park 9am. Please meet in the parking lot at 8:45am. See event details and join on the Facebook Event Page.
  • Registration is open on the website for the Raystown, PA trip.

Trail Updates

  • York River State Park 
    • Marl Ravine Trail is reversed thru March 31st. Signs are posted to indicate a clockwise direction. Exercise caution & have fun!
    • The Park Management has implemented a trail closure system as needed. We are not certain how this will work yet, but closures should be posted on the YRSP website
  • Harwood Mills
    • B trail re-routes have received approval from Water Works.
  • Upper County Park 
    • Trail remains CLOSED due to a property dispute. We will be working with the park to reroute the trail once accurate park boundaries have been determined.
Future Rides and Events
  • February 27th We will have a booth at the JCC expo from 9am to noon at the JCC Recreation Center. 
  • Next Meeting:  March 5th 12noon at Freedom Park 
  • Youth Race Series at NQP: Pre-ride Sat April 2nd, Races Sundays at 1pm April 10, April 24th, May 1st, May 22nd, June 5th
  • March 5th 10am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • March 6th 10am YRSP
  • Winter Weekly Night Ride Series 6pm 
    • Tuesdays at Harwood Mill - See the Ride Leader for a parking pass to display in your window. 
    • Wednesdays at New Quarter Park - park in the first parking lot.
    • Thursdays at Freedom Park - Cars MUST be completely out of the park by 8pm so gates can be locked. 
  • York River State Park Night Ride Series 5pm Weekend Parking fee of $3 per vehicle applies. Night ride rules are in effect. Gate closes at 7:30. See ride leader for EVMA placard to place on dashboard:
    • Saturday, February 20
    • Saturday, March 19
  • April 2nd 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • May 7th 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • June 4th 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • August 6th 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • October 1st 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • November 5th 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides
  • December 3rd 9am Freedom Park: Group rides, Dirt Divas & Beginner Rides

Trips

  • Raystown, PA,  April 28th - May 1st. $35 per tent, $50 per Camper/RV, not including food. Register
  • Stokesville, VA possible date Apr 15th - 17th or May 13th to 15th, attending during Dirtfest ($100 per person) is also possible. Look for a poll on the EVMA Facebook Page.
Keep the rubber side down, and please allow wet trails to dry before riding!


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