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The International Mountain Bicycling Association's (IMBA) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be in Oakland March 19th to talk trails, teach people proper trail building technique and spend quality time digging in the dirt. The visit is one of about 70 stops on the 2011 schedule.

IMBA's Trail building school teaches IMBA's philosophies and trains local volunteers and land managers on how to build sustainable singletrack. The school involves three hours in the classroom followed by four hours in the field doing hands-on trail work and field instruction.

* Introduction to IMBA
* Introduction to the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew
* Trail building theory
* Essential elements of sustainable trails
* Designing a trail
* Constructing the trail
* Rerouting and reclaiming trails
* Advanced trail construction techniques

Space is limited so SIGN UP NOW!

In addition to the Trail Building School we'll also hosting Better Living Through Trails (on Friday) a presentation highlighting the economic, health, and wellness benefits that trails and mountain biking bring to our area, a social event on Friday March 18th and group ride on Sunday the 20th. If you want to be involved drop BTCEB a note at [email protected]

 

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Figure I'd update this post as there is still space in the IMBA Trail Building School. We've nailed down the work project - doing a small reroute on Bishops Walk. BW is the trail that starts down at the Abby and leads up to the Lookout. One corner has gotten all blown out (with multiple trails being formed), with some nasty ruts. We're planning on lengthening the trail, which will reduce the grade and also make the trail a little more fun.

Sign up for the Trail Building School.

The Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay is also having a social group ride with the IMBA crew the day after, Sunday March 20 at 10am, riding in Dimond Canyon, up to the new reroute on Bishops Walk, and then loop around in Joaquin Miller Park. Then we'll head back for a BBQ at the BTC President's house - which is right near the start of the ride at the Dimond Park Recreation Center, 3860 Hanly Road Oakland. You can RSVP for the ride on the BTCEB Group Ride calendar