Sioux Falls, SD might not have mountains, but local advocates just built 4.3 miles of flowing XC and downhill trails on the tallest hills around — with plans for 13-15 miles total.
While the Raptor Route was intended to offer a safer alternative to Porcupine Rim, two-way traffic has made the ride hazardous. Moab is working to fix that with a new climbing trail.
When the Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association asked a historic luxury resort for permission to build trails, they kicked off an unlikely partnership that's bringing a new crowd to one of Vermont's wealthiest towns.
Eroding trails at Lake Thunderbird were contaminating Norman's drinking water supply. Now, a federal grant is funding a complete rebuild that will cut mileage in half but deliver modern, maintainable singletrack.
Just outside Portland, Maine, a 400-acre historic property is being transformed into a 12-mile trail system with adaptive-accessible gravity trails and double-black rock features.
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