News and Ride Schedule This page lists events of interest to mountain bikers in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Such events include mountain bike races, club meetings, trail maintenance information, seminars, etc. Also posted here will be a schedule of group rides that you can join. If you would like to see your event or group ride listed here, please send me e-mail and I will add it ASAP.
Special Events & Other News Chester Valley Trail construction to start in mid-2008 It appears the Chester Valley Trail will leap from words on a page to an actual trail soon. Read more at DailyLocal.com. Source: DailyLocal.com, December 4, 2007 A long and winding road to building a Chesco trail In 1991, when plans for the Chester Valley Trail were announced, Ingrid Cantarella-Fox and her husband, Dennis, were thrilled. He could ride his bike on it, and she could go for a run. The conversion of an abandoned railroad track to a hiking and biking trail near their Paoli home would be a dream come true. Read more at philly.com. Source: Philly.com, December 1, 2007 CHESTER VALLEY TRAIL EXTENSION PUBLIC MEETING AND OPEN HOUSE When: Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:00p-8:30p Where: UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP BUILDING, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA The Chester Valley Trail is being built through Montgomery County and Chester County in the next few years. Already, the trail is built from South Gulph Road at Bill Smith Boulevard to Warner Road. In Montgomery County the Trail will go over South Gulph Road and extend past Bill Smith Boulevard, through the PECO Corridor to Henderson Road. It will will cross over Henderson Road and then under the Pennsylvania Turnpike as it goes toward Rt. 202 along Saulin Boulevard. After Crossing Rt. 202, it will follow the old railroad for a short distance and then enter Bridgeport Borough at Ross Road and Quary Road. Finally, it will enter Norristown on the DeKalb Street Bridge and make the connection to the existing Schuylkill River Trail. This is your opportunity to see how the Chester Valley Trail will come through Upper Merion and to let our design team know if you have any concerns. The design is being finalized now, in preparation for 2008-9 construction. This is an exciting opportunity for Upper Merion to become connected to the County Regional Trail system and eventually to the larger Chester Valley Trail, which will eventually extend all the way to Downingtown! Source: GVFTMA Transportation Update, October 26, 2007 June 16, 2004 - Section of Chester Valley Trail Opens - The section of the Chester Valley Trail from Warner Road to South Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township opened on Wednesday, June 16th. This is the first part of the Chester Valley Trail to open in Montgomery County, and it contains a bike bridge over the Schuylkill Expressway. The Chester Valley Trail will eventually extend east to Norristown Borough where it will connect with the existing Schuylkill River Trail and south through Chester County to Exton. It is expected that the full trail, over 20 miles in length, will be completed on or before the end of 2007. PennDOT built this segment of the trail during the interchange work that has just been completed and are now in an agreement with Montgomery County regarding ownership and maintenance of the trail. Source: GVFTMA.com Transportation Update	Trail Maintenance There are no upcoming events at this time. Please check back frequently! Bike Clubs & Organizations Brandywine Bicycle Club Brandywine Bicycle club is a bike club for cyclists in southeastern Pennsylvania. The club holds meetings monthly in the West Chester area. Rides mostly cover Chester County. This club caters to both road and off-road cyclists. Visit their home page at www.brandywinebicycleclub.org. Endless Mountains Cycling Club Endless Mountains Cycling Club is located mainly in Bradford COUNTY. Many people mistake us for Bradford, PA. We have been active for about 5 years now and have members of all ages and abilities. We offer a variety of rides to our members or any other clubs or individuals of the many different areas of rural Bradford/Tioga counties. If anyone would like information on club rides or trails in general they can call New Milford Bike at 570-465-2169 or check out their web site at www.newmilfordbike.com. Pennsylvania Trail Hands Pennsylvania Trail Hands (PATH) is another group in the area. PATH works closely with French Creek State Park and Evansburg State Park and helps with trail maintenance and other activities. Visit PATH at www.patrailhands.org. Rattling Creek Singletrackers Rattling Creek Singletrackers are another advocacy group dedicated to promoting responsible trail use. Their recent accomplishments include building a brand-new 20 mile singletrack trail in the Conrad Weiser State Forest. Visit Rattling Creek Singletrackers at www.rcst1.org.
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