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Most tiny towns only own a few parks, but this one boasts 9,000 acres — and now they're building MTB trails

Construction on the 18-mile trail system near Pleasant Pond will hopefully kick off later this year, with plans to build everything from green flow trails to double-black technical descents.

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Grips

These wooden MTB grips actually have a couple advantages over traditional grips

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Arizona

Side-by-sides have invaded Arizona's dirt roads, and it's galvanizing MTB trail building efforts

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Alabama

Millions of dollars in new trail investment are transforming this unsuspecting state into a must-ride MTB destination

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Texas

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park in Texas is opening soon with 16 miles of MTB trails

After nearly 20 years in development, North Texas finally has a new destination for multi-use recreation. Here's what it takes to build an entirely new state park.

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Vermont

One Vermont farmer shares advice for others looking to open their land to mountain bikers

Bruce Hennessey of Maple Wind Farm recently opened his land for trail development, and he says the key isn't about liability—it's about being comfortable with strangers riding through your woods.

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Ontario

An Essex County, Ontario, MTB club raised $200,000 and built 8km of trails in just 3 years

The Windsor Essex Bike Community built beginner to advanced trails with tabletop jumps, doubles, and wooden features — and they're already planning a skills park for phase four.

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Washington

Galbraith Mountain adds 5 new trails and 2 major rebuilds in 2025, with 20 more miles planned

The Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition's "quality over quantity" approach continues to elevate the 75-mile network on Galbraith Mountain with critical connections and beginner-friendly options.

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Maine

New MTB trails coming to Millinocket, Maine: $450,000 will fund 6 miles of gravity riding

Hammond Ridge near Millinocket, Maine, is getting six miles of new singletrack, including advanced gravity lines, as part of a $1.25 million investment in the Mt. Katahdin region.

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Ohio

West Branch State Park near Cleveland, OH, gets 8 new miles of trail and a complete overhaul

CAMBA's latest project at West Branch State Park adds eight miles of new trail and transforms the entire system into a series of stacked loops that welcome riders of all abilities.

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Montana

Hundreds of kids have nowhere to ride in Bozeman, MT. So a $4.5 million bike park is being built

The 66-acre Bikefill Bike Park will include 5 miles of trails, pump tracks, and slopestyle jumps.

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Texas

How Binkley Bike Park transformed Sherman, TX, from trail desert to regional MTB destination

A homegrown trail builder, dedicated volunteers, and a supportive city government transformed Sherman, Texas from a trail desert into a regional mountain biking destination with over 6 miles of singletrack, a pump track, and rock-armored jump lines.

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Vermont

Maple Wind Farm in Richmond, VT, transforms private land into a technical MTB trail network

When mountain bike advocates couldn't build trails on public land due to local opposition, a Vermont farmer opened his property to create a technical trail network that connects to existing singletrack.

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