rvaMORE has so much to be thankful for. First and foremost we are thankful for all the volunteers. We could not have done this without everyone’s hard work and financial support!! Thank you!
Here are the top ten things rvaMORE volunteers accomplished for your trails in 2015.
1. Trailicious:
Over 250 attended the event held at the Hardywood last February. We had beer, food raffles and a band. It was a great time for the community to get together and talk bikes. We raised $4,000 at this year’s event.
2. Pocahontas State Park
June this year we completed 7 miles of new trail in the Swift Creek area of Pocahontas Park. This project brought the needed beginner and handcycle trails. Also this system is a lot of fun in it for advanced riders with rollers and berms. The total funds raised to build this first phase were $325,000. A big thank you to the following donors: Altria, Dominion, Mead Westvaco and private donors.
3. Trail work
Winter started off with a new section of Buttermilk and 3 bridges that completed the route out at Ancarrow’s. This fall the Slave Trail now has a bypass. Scout camp volunteers took out a marshy area and moved it to dryer ground. At Deep Run three new boardwalks were built and reopening of Dorey Park.
4. Tour de Fall Line
This September, rvaMORE held the second annual Tour de Fall Line. We had over 150 attend and ride along the James and stay for the after party. The ride offered 14, 28, and 50 mile loops that connected parks from Chimbarazo all the way to Larus Park. At the finish on Mayo Island was Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, Mellow Mushroom Pizza (supplied by RVA Racing) Several craft Beers, and music by Josh Small and Andrew Ali. This event raised $4,000.
5. Ride Center
This past August IMBA awarded Richmond Virginia Bronze Ride Center Status. This puts Richmond on a list of top mountain bike destinations. The Richmond area has over 70 miles of single track mountain bike trails and 7 miles of handcycle friendly trail.
6. Tools
This year we purchased a tool trailer and a Ditch Witch SK 500. Both have been vital in putting the 7 miles of trail at Pocahontas and a single place to store and deploy rvaMORE’s arsenal of vital tools to build your trails.
7. IMBA Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day
A big thank you to Greg Mika and his crew from RVA Racing that held the rain delayed TAKMBD at Pocahontas. It was great to see over 30 kids from 3-17 years old out on bikes and using the new trails.
8. Trailbuilding class
16 volunteers came out and learned how to build and reclaim trail. They also moved a section of trail in Forest Hill Park. Some of the topics covered were use of tools, sustainable techniques and trail design.
9. Deep Run & Dorey
This summer rvaMORE signed an agreement with the County of Henrico to work on trails, We open 2 miles of trails in Dorey and 3- 5 miles in Deep Run. This agreement took rvaMORE 11 years to make happen.
10. Belle Isle
The pump track on Belle Isle has been moved and rebuilt. The work was performed by the City Trails Department. If you are using that pump track and want to help, please email us. We also purchased a service stand that was placed on Belle Isle, just like all the others around the city.
Don’t forget rvaMORE sponsors serval rides here on our meetup page
We are always looking for help to. Please send an email to info@rvamore.org to let us know how you are able to help.
Thank you Richmond for supporting your trails!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!