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Chicopee Woods MTB Trails - OPEN
Trail StatusWhy Join Northeast Georgia SORBAWhen local mountain bike groups thrive, we all benefit. We advocate for more trails. We organize social rides, trail volunteer days and maintain the trails you ride. Become a member and make more mountain biking opportunities possible in northeast Georgia.
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Chicopee Woods 2023 Night Ride ScheduleNight riding season is approaching. Remember, there is NO NIGHT RIDING at Chicopee unless it is a Northeast Georgia SORBA led ride. Plan your rides in the afternoon such that you are leaving the park at sunset. (Ride schedule is posted below)
Join us Wednesday Oct 18, 2023 for a Twilight Ride. Ride starts at 6:30pm. Sign-in begins at 6:15. All riders must sign in. If you do not have an annual parking pass, you must pay the $5 daily parking fee. Bring your lights. No riding with out them. We will kick off night riding season with this ride. Your light should burn on high for at least 1.5 hours. Practice with your lights before this ride. You know you have sufficient light if you can ride as fast at night as you can during the day. Check the open/closed status of the trails on the day of the ride in case of wet conditions. DST ends Nov 5. These twilight rides are a good introduction to night riding. Oct 18, 2023 Nov 1, 15, 29 Dec 13, 27 Jan 10, 24 2024 Feb 7, 21 Mar 6 
Stonewall Falls Trail Workparty Sept, 30, 2023 @9:30Northeast Georgia SORBA is co-hosting a workparty with the US Forest Service on Sept. 30 at Stonewall Falls Trail in Tiger, GA. We are planning to brush back the corridor on Stonewall. Some sections haven’t be cleared in several years and now are overgrown. Please let us know if you want to join us. We have room for 10 volunteers. If you have a weedeater type trimmer with metal blade bring it. String trimmers are not effective. Hedge trimmers and loppers work. We have a few extra brushcutters. Helmets are required by USFS. Safety glasses, ear protection, and gloves are recommended. Long pants and closed toed shoes are required. Yellow jackets are active so consider that if you are allergic. Bring water and food for the trail. We will work for about 4 hours.
Location: meet at 9:30a.m. at the Stonewall Falls trailhead parking lot at the end of Stonewall Creek Road in Tiger, GA. maps.app.goo.gl/fkTy7UxUWzsxQW8XA?g_st=ic For more information about Stonewall Falls Trail visit www.negasorba.org/stonewall-fallswhite-twister-trail.html RSVP or questions: Please let us know you are coming. Sometimes we have to change the workparty plans on short notice. We need your contact information to let you know. |
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Chapter Meeting September 14, 2023
Join us at Liquid Nation Brewing, 2100 Atlanta Hwy, Gainesville, GA on Thursday September 14, 2023 for a general business meeting. Come learn about the latest news affecting the trails in our area and share your ideas. The meeting begins at 7pm and ends at 8:30pm. We will meet in a room behind the tap wall.
Jake & Bull Mtn Trails Repair-Donations needed!
Jake and Bull Mtn trails update (7/2023)
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth is an old saying but we say, Yes, Please do!
Northeast Georgia SORBA and the Chattahoochee Trail Horse Association have partnered to fund a professional trail builder to repair failed segments of trail at Jake & Bull Mtn trails in Dahlonega. Jake & Bull is an IMBA epic trail system. It was one of the first, if not the first trail system to receive the coveted “Epic” designation. Unfortunately, over time, poor trail design and poor construction techniques of the original build have resulted in trail segments that are beyond repair by hand tools and volunteers. The areas for repair are sections of trail leading from the Jake parking lot heading to the Bull Mtn parking lot. This area is the most ridden trail segment in the system.
The project cost is $14,850. We need to raise $4,850 by September 15, 2023 to move forward on this project. We have USFS approval to do the work. In order to hire the contractor and complete the work by the end of 2023, we need your donations now. Please make a donation so we don’t miss this opportunity! When we reach our goal we will update this announcement. For more information email negasorba@gmail.com
Make a donation to Northeast Georgia SORBA-General Use Donate
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Make a donation to the Chattahoochee Trail Horse Association CTHA Donate
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth is an old saying but we say, Yes, Please do!
Northeast Georgia SORBA and the Chattahoochee Trail Horse Association have partnered to fund a professional trail builder to repair failed segments of trail at Jake & Bull Mtn trails in Dahlonega. Jake & Bull is an IMBA epic trail system. It was one of the first, if not the first trail system to receive the coveted “Epic” designation. Unfortunately, over time, poor trail design and poor construction techniques of the original build have resulted in trail segments that are beyond repair by hand tools and volunteers. The areas for repair are sections of trail leading from the Jake parking lot heading to the Bull Mtn parking lot. This area is the most ridden trail segment in the system.
The project cost is $14,850. We need to raise $4,850 by September 15, 2023 to move forward on this project. We have USFS approval to do the work. In order to hire the contractor and complete the work by the end of 2023, we need your donations now. Please make a donation so we don’t miss this opportunity! When we reach our goal we will update this announcement. For more information email negasorba@gmail.com
Make a donation to Northeast Georgia SORBA-General Use Donate
Or
Make a donation to the Chattahoochee Trail Horse Association CTHA Donate
Chicopee Woods MTB Trails Workparty Sept 24, 2022
Join us Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Chicopee Woods MTB Trails for a volunteer work morning. These volunteer hours can be applied toward a free annual parking pass at Chicopee. We will be working on a bridge on Flying Squirrel Trail. Meet us in the upper parking lot at the trailhead at 9:00a.m. We will provide tools and lunch afterward. Wear long pants, closed toed shoes and bring water and personal items. We will work till around 1 pm and then have lunch. You are welcome to ride after the workparty. Please RSVP to negasorba@gmail.com to help us with planning.
Chapter Business Meeting August 17, 2022
Join us at Liquid Nation Brewing, 2100 Atlanta Hwy, Gainesville, GA on Wednesday August 17 for a general business meeting. Come learn about the latest news affecting the trails in our area and share your ideas. The meeting begins at 7pm and ends at 9pm. We will meet in a room behind the tap wall.
Yonah Preserve Trails Meeting April 2, 2022
Northeast Georgia SORBA will host a public meeting at Yonah Preserve Trails (YPT) to discuss current and future plans for trails at YPT. The meeting begins at 9am on Saturday April 2, 2022 at the Pavilion on Yonah Preserve, 1054 Albert Reid Road, Cleveland, GA. Come share your thoughts and help us make a plan to complete the build out of trails at YPT. Feel free to ride or hike the trails following the gathering. For more details, contact Woody Wood at 706-878-3715.
Chapter Meeting February 17, 2022
Join us at Left Nut Brewing in Gainesville on February 17, 2022 @ 7pm for a Chapter meeting. We invite you to meet our 2022 Board members and to share your ideas about biking in the area. Look for us in a room at the back of the brewery.
Volunteer Trail Maintenance Day @ Lake Russell WMA Saturday May 15, 2021
Workparty at Stonewall Falls/White Twister Saturday May 8, 2021 @ 9:30am
Join us for some much needed work on White Twister in Tiger, Ga. If you haven't ridden these trails before, these are our most primitive backcountry trails. We will be restoring and repairing water turnouts to prevent further damage from recent heavy rains. We will meet on Old Stonewall Road about 100 yards up from the turn off of Old 441 South. Check the Our Trails page on this website for a description of these trails. USFS requirements: Bring a hard hat or bike helmet, long pants, gloves, and wear closed-toed shoes. This workparty may be canceled due to inclement weather so check back here or email us on Friday to check the status. Please RSVP if you can make it. negasorba@gmail.com
Workparty at Lake Russell WMA Saturday Feb. 27, 2021
Join us for a workparty as we build new trail at Lake Russell WMA in Mt Airy, Ga. We are working on a reroute to move the existing trail out of a flood prone area to a spot up on the hillside. Everyone is welcome. Bikers, hikers, runners. USFS rules apply. Bring a bike helmet or hard hat, gloves, wear long pants and closed toed shoes. We will provide tools, guidance and fellowship. Meet at the big Nancytown parking lot at 8:45am. We will work to 1pm.
Questions? Email us at negasorba@gmail.com
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/gypEDZo56cY7ptbw8
Questions? Email us at negasorba@gmail.com
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/gypEDZo56cY7ptbw8
NEWS
USFS Considers Rule Change for eBikes
Comments accepted through Monday October 26, 2020. Learn more and leave a comment by visiting IMBA at the link below.
www.imba.com/blog/action-alert-new-forest-service-emtb-rules.
www.imba.com/blog/action-alert-new-forest-service-emtb-rules.
Yonah Preserve Trails Reopen May 1, 2020
YPT reopens on May 1, 2020. Good news but social distancing applies! If folks are seen not observing these rules the trails could close again. The picnic tables are gone and the bathrooms remain closed. If the parking lot is full when you arrive please leave and try again at another time. Do not park on the road. Overcrowding could result in trail closure again.
Here is a report from the meeting "The commissioners stressed with this opening comes the requirement that there will be no social gathering at the facility. There will be no picnic tables and the restrooms will be closed as well." More information can be found at www.wrwh.com/white-county-opens-outdoor-recreation-areas/
Here is a report from the meeting "The commissioners stressed with this opening comes the requirement that there will be no social gathering at the facility. There will be no picnic tables and the restrooms will be closed as well." More information can be found at www.wrwh.com/white-county-opens-outdoor-recreation-areas/
Yonah Preserve Trails Closure - COVID-19 March 26, 2020
During a called teleconference meeting by the White County Board of Commissioners Thursday, March 26 at 10am, The board voted and passed a state of emergency for unincorporated White County. Effective today until at least April 13.
As part of this measure, Yonah Preserve Trail WILL BE CLOSED. The trailhead entrance gate will be shut, and the bathroom facilities will be locked. Please abide by this closure and DO NOT park on the road and ride or walk in to use the trails. The reasoning behind this measure was the overwhelming usage our trail has seen during this COVID-19 crisis. Large numbers of people congregating in the parking lot and under the pavilion were not maintaining the fewer than 10 people congregating nor the 6 feet distancing regulations. Also, the large number of out of town visitors led to this decision.
For more information, or to read the entire resolution, click here.
As part of this measure, Yonah Preserve Trail WILL BE CLOSED. The trailhead entrance gate will be shut, and the bathroom facilities will be locked. Please abide by this closure and DO NOT park on the road and ride or walk in to use the trails. The reasoning behind this measure was the overwhelming usage our trail has seen during this COVID-19 crisis. Large numbers of people congregating in the parking lot and under the pavilion were not maintaining the fewer than 10 people congregating nor the 6 feet distancing regulations. Also, the large number of out of town visitors led to this decision.
For more information, or to read the entire resolution, click here.
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Support Local Bike Shops Not COVID-19
Support your Local Bike Shop! We find ourselves in the midst of uncertainty with this COVID-19 pandemic. There is a lot of economic fall out happening that goes beyond virus infection. Now is the time more than ever to support our local businesses especially our Local Bike Shops. It is easy to sit at home and shop for bike parts on Amazon, etc. Amazon’s profits are booming. Let’s share the wealth with our neighbors. You know, the folks that perform the emergency repair on your bicycle on the eve of your vacation. The shops that tune your bike, give you advice, support your local trails, and bring you bike demos. Please consider calling or visiting our sponsors and give them a shot. These bike shops were here for Northeast Georgia SORBA when Hurricane Irma hit and we are here for them now. Check out our Sponsors page. Send some business to Adventure Cycles (Flowery Branch), Habersham Bicycles (Gainesville & Alto), Nimblewill Bicycles (Dahlonega), Reality Bikes (Cumming), REI (Buford), Suburban Cycles GA (Hamilton Mill) and State Street Bicycles (Commerce).
Happy Trails-6 feet apart!
Happy Trails-6 feet apart!
Chapter Meeting - March 9, 2020
Join us at Bigg Daddy's Tavern in downtown Cornelia @ 7pm March 9. We will be electing new Board officers and discussing plans for 2020.
Adventure Cycles GA Chicopee Workparty Feb 8, 2020
Adventure Cycles GA is sponsoring a workparty at Chicopee MTB Trails on Saturday February 8, 2020.
Join us for a morning of trail maintenance and fellowship. Please arrive by 8:45a.m. for sign-in. Meet at the tool shed in the upper parking lot. We will work from 9-1:00 pm. Tools and Lunch will be provided. No experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome. Wear long pants and closed toed shoes, bring water, snacks, gloves, etc. If you enjoy these trails please join us to help maintain them. Earn a free annual parking pass by volunteering for 16 hrs!
RSVP to negasorba@gmail.com by noon Friday Feb 5 so we know how many lunches to prepare. If we have to reschedule due to bad weather we will post it here.
Visit Adventure Cycles GA at https://adventurecyclesga.com/
Join us for a morning of trail maintenance and fellowship. Please arrive by 8:45a.m. for sign-in. Meet at the tool shed in the upper parking lot. We will work from 9-1:00 pm. Tools and Lunch will be provided. No experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome. Wear long pants and closed toed shoes, bring water, snacks, gloves, etc. If you enjoy these trails please join us to help maintain them. Earn a free annual parking pass by volunteering for 16 hrs!
RSVP to negasorba@gmail.com by noon Friday Feb 5 so we know how many lunches to prepare. If we have to reschedule due to bad weather we will post it here.
Visit Adventure Cycles GA at https://adventurecyclesga.com/
