Merrimack Valley Chapter
Welcome to our the web site for the Merrimack Valley Chapter of NEMBA, New England Mountain Bike Association. We will keep this site up to date with breaking news on rides, events and trail maintenance issues. We welcome any feedback from you that can make this site even better.
Norman Blanchette
MV NEMBA
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Weekly Ride Series Returns
The trails are ready to ride
Tuesday evenings has traditionally been set aside for the weekly show and go rides and this year is no different. The Two for Tuesday (as in two start times) is up and running and is very well attended. The turnout is so big that were breaking up into several groups. That makes it that much easier to find the pace that's just right for you. Join us at the Lowell Dracut Tyngsboro State Forest.
Park at the Trotting Park Road lot in Lowell off of Varnum Ave. Start time is usually ~5:00 for the early riders with a return to the parking lot at ~5:30 to pick up the 2nd wave.
These rides are at an intermediate pace with stops to regroup. Nobody gets left behind. The rides are cross country in nature with plenty of opportunities to play on the rocks. Come on out.
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If your going to do any significant climbing or descending in the forest, this is where you need to be. The lines up and down were brushed back, trees were removed from the trail, and silly sally lines were removed. Now its smooth sailing in all directions both up and down.
We also have continuing work going on at Russell Mill conservation area in Chelmsford. There are several miles of new singletrack on top of the existing trails that are already out there. This work in progress is progressing so well that we are now to the point where you can find a tour throught that area on most weeks. Check the ride section of the NEMBA forum for details.
Our next trail day for MV will be on Saturday July the 26. There's a chance we will be doing something special at Great Brook farm in Carlisle.
Merrimack Valley has a schedule submitted with the DCR in Carlisle for 6 trail days for 2008. Look for trail work in Dracut, Lowell, Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Carlisle, Groton and ???
Thanks again for all who came out to help last year. We had a total of 40 volunteers contributing a total of 200 hours. All those hours were spent in the Lowell Dracut Tyngsboro state forest with the exception of about 40 hours spent at Great Brook Farm last September.
Our relationship with our new contacts at the DCR continues to move forward. They have become more confident with us and may be willing to approve bigger and more productive projects. Hopefully we'll see the fruits of that relationship pay off in the new year to come.
Meanwhile we will continue to stay ahead of any issues involving our access to the local trail system. The bottom line is to keep the trails safe, clean, open and user friendly with a heavy dose of the fun factor.
Directions
TREK / Trail Care Series Schedule for 2008
July 26th - Saturday
August 24th - Sunday
October 19th - Sunday
All Trail days start at 8 AM unless notified otherwise.
