Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club

January 19, 2008. Work on McIntire FR trails begins. CAMBC recently joined forces with the UVA Mountain Bike Club to help break ground on some newly approved freeride-style trails at McIntire Park. Trails were approved by the City of Charlottesville Parks & Recreation. (Click on the photo to see more pictures of the trailwork day in action.)	November 10, 2007. CAMBC recently rented a mini-excavator to enhance the productivity of our trail work volunteers. (Click on the photo to see more pictures of mechanized trailwork in action.)

News

• Sunday, May 11, 2008. 2nd Annual Walnut Creek Chimney Chase Charlottesville Racing Club
will be holding the 2nd annual chimney chase! The course features some the best of Walnut Creek Park, and will highlight some of CAMBCs recent major changes. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to CAMBC to continue the trailwork at Walnut Creek and other local parks. So, tune up your bike, and register now!
• April 17, 2008. Summer Sundays at the Blue Ridge School!!! The Blue Ridge School has extended a very kind invitation to CAMBC riders to ride their trails at supervised times. This is a private venue, so please abide by the Blue Ridge School's policy: Blue Ridge School is a private venue that can only be ridden during sanctioned riding times and under the supervision of a Blue Ridge School employee. Please respect the fact that we do not allow drugs, alcohol, or violence on campus grounds. In addition, please follow the IMBA rules of the trails. Thank you for respecting our property and we look forward to having you out. Scheduled dates and ride times.
• February 4, 2008. IMPORTANT TRAIL ACCESS NOTICE:
  There have been reports of user conflict between bikers and non-bikers at McIntire Park, particularly on the newer freeride style trails that were built in January. These trails are being used as a model to promote future development of freeride features in Charlottesville, so reports of conflict can have a negative effect on the approval of already submitted plans for further development. When riding on any trails, but particularly the McIntire Park trails:
  1. Please wear proper safety gear (especially helmets).
  2. Yield the trail to all non-bikers.
  3. Use a friendly greeting to alert other trail users of your presence, especially when approaching from behind.
  4. Please encourage others to do the same.
• Reporting Needed Trailwork. For easier reporting of areas of trails that need work (downed logs, wasp/bee nests, etc.), please use the labels on these marked up versions of the trail maps to facilitate communication with the trailwork crews:
  • Marked up O-Hill Trail Map
  • Marked up Walnut Creek Trail Map
  • Another marked up Walnut Creek Trail Map -- This map is older, but easier to read for some.

Older News

• February 5, 2008: 1st CAMBC Club Meeting of 2008, Anna's Pizza on Maury Ave., 7 p.m. Come find out about CAMBC achievements from 2007 and upcoming plans for 2008! Also, find out what prizes you did/could have won from the trailwork raffle!!!
• January 11, 2008: CAMBC and the UVA Mountain Bike Club have been working hard to facilitate the building of a freeride park in town. Guess what?! The groundbreaking trailwork day is set for Saturday, January 19, 2008, 10 a.m. at McIntire Park picnic shelters. Come on out and help build the start of a great new riding venue!
• Events Calendar Updated. Check out our 2008 Event and Race Calendar
• CAMBC Forums are live! Go check'em out, sign up, and post!
• December 31, 2007: Reporting Needed Trailwork. Happy New Year! CAMBC is working on a lot of things for 2008, one of which is easier reporting of areas of trails that need work (downed logs, wasp/bee nests, etc.). If you see anything on O-Hill or Walnut Creek Park trails that you'd like to report, please use the labels on the marked up versions of the trail maps to facilitate communication:
  • Marked up O-Hill Trail Map
  • Marked up Walnut Creek Trail Map
  • Another marked up Walnut Creek Trail Map -- This map is older, but easier to read for some.
• December 22, 2007: CAMBC has accomplished much in 2007! Read about some of the highlights in the 2007 Year End Review.

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CAMBC is a young club, started in the summer of 2003, dedicated to promoting mountain bike access in the Charlottesville Virginia area, maintaining trails, and providing a meeting point for local mountain bikers.

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