News/Events

Who likes wooden drops?

We are going to have a work party at Marshview on Saturday (10/12) at 10am to put in an alternate line with a wooden drop on trail 2. Please bring a rake or shovel if you have one, we will meet at the dog park parking lot and then head over to the area by the aluminum bridge.

Thanks to Trail Co-Captain Jordan Adamof for heading up this project.

And thanks to all who donated to the matching-fund drive in December 2023.  Some of that donated $ will be used for materials for this project.

1. October 16-20, 2024, Harrisonburg, VA area (changed from Brevard, NC due to apocalyptic flooding).  Arrange your own lodging and we'll meet up.  Looking to ride Reddish Knob, Stokesville, Western Slope, etc.
   
2. May 1-4, 2025, Douthat State Park & Carvin's Cove.  We've been going to the natural, rocky trails at Douthat for decades and within the last several years added the day trip to CC for some purpose-built bike trails.
   

Monday, August 1 Freedom Park - Meet at the Bunny Trail entrance 5:45 PM.  Starting with trail C, then whatever else.  Let's have some fun and maybe turn this into a regular event! (1st Monday of each month.)

Calling all women, femme, and female-identifying riders! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced rider, you're welcome to join us.  Let's come together to build a supportive and welcoming community for female riders in the Williamsburg area.  (If this community already exists, please reach out! I’ve been looking for you!)

Come ride with us and connect with like-minded women. See you there!

Hosted by Salley Rowe

This week's retirees ride on Wednesday, 3 July will be at New Quarter Park. Meet at the lower parking lot at 10 AM if the gates are open. 

This Wednesday's (26 June) retirees group ride will be at Harwood's at 9 AM.

This Wednesday's (19 June) Retirees group ride will be at Harwood's Mill at 2 PM.

This Wednesday's (12 June) Retirees group ride will be at Freedom Park, 2 PM. Meet in front of the visitor's center. Plan is to ride "E" and "D" in reverse. We should have good weather this time!

Retirees! (And anybody who is not working on Wednesday afternoons!) Several of our older retired riders are getting together to enjoy the variety of the EVMA trails during the weekdays. The intent is to ride a different trail system each week as opposed to your usual local sessions. This would be an informal once per week ride, weather and holidays permitting.

Next scheduled ride: Weds, 5 June, 2:00 PM, at Freedom Park.  Check back here every week for ride location.

***These rides are always weather-dependent, so  check the forecast.  We'll post here if we have to cancel.

HUGE NEWS – NEW TRAIL AT YRSP!!!  Over the last few years you may have seen blue flags through the woods near the pump track at York River State Park.  Kirk Moore (with some help) flagged out a new trail.  After lots of environmental studies and waiting, in April 2024 the state approved us to start construction on part of the trail!  After 3 weekends of work we got over a mile of trail raked in and into ride-able shape.  We're still waiting on approval to build more which we'll continue in fall 2024 (pending approval). 

In the meantime, while this bi-directional trail is not officially open, if you happen to check it out, realize that it is not done yet.  And new trails are always soft and slow until they get ridden in, rained on, and packed down.  We have plans (pending approval) to add more mileage and likely berms and dirt features (also pending approval).  Come help us when we resume building in the fall and give us your feedback.

Do you like shuttle runs and rocky descents?  Get your suspension tuned up and dialed in.  We'll take a day trip to the Sherando Lake Recreation area (near Blue Ridge Parkway south of Afton Mountain) on Saturday, June 1st, at 10:00 AM.

Check your EVMA weekly-ish e-mail for, planned routes and other logistics.  Or if you're not already a member, join EVMA to start getting these weekly-ish updates!

Please let us know at evmamembership@gmail.com if you're interested and can help with shuttling.