Santa Coloma de Farners offers 60 miles of volunteer-built singletrack laced with granite rock slabs that World Cup teams use for winter training — and it's just an hour from Barcelona.
Shimano's Trail Born Fund is cutting through the red tape to invest millions of dollars in singletrack trail build around the world.
Work is underway on a massive trail expansion that will reshape Queenstown, New Zealand's mountain bike scene.
Reno's Peavine Mountain trail network is on its way to 70 miles of singletrack, with new flow trails and connections to underserved neighborhoods already in progress.
A new trail-building approach on the Arizona Trail puts indigenous consultation first — and the results are reshaping how singletrack gets built on ancestral lands.
We did some digging to figure out which trails could now see legal e-bike access.
From high-alpine descents near Lake Tahoe to bone-dry technical lines in the Las Vegas desert, Nevada's exploding MTB trail scene is anchored by these five must-ride systems.
Put this bikepacking epic on your bucket list! A 180-mile all-singletrack loop around Arizona's Verde Valley is currently under construction.
Rock Solid Trail Contracting is building 25-30 miles of singletrack at a new Texas state natural area — the most ambitious single-season project in the company's history.
The new Humboldt Drop trail is already drawing riders from across the region — and it's just one piece of a massive new trail system taking shape in the Lassen National Forest.
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.
With a slew of recent reroutes to get the Arizona Trail off of dirt roads, this epic 800-mile point-to-point trail is getting closer to 100% singletrack.
Alabama's mountain bike scene has evolved dramatically, with five standout trail systems now offering world-class riding from Coldwater Mountain's 56-mile network to Oak Mountain's new gravity lines and the Southeast's largest adaptive trail center at Tannehill.
Federal, state or local: Depending on where you ride, some land managers may provide better support for mountain bike trails than others.
Ed Sutton's two-decade career building trails across North Carolina and beyond left an indelible mark on the mountain biking community and inspired a generation of professional trail builders.
The Baseline Mountain Biking Club in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, hired professional trail builders to restore the steep, technical trail that hosted the Canada Cup DH series in the mid-90s.
Construction on 3.5 miles of new trails at Peavey Brook Outdoor Center is expected to begin this year, with the full 8-10 mile network complete by 2028.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 66-acre Bikefill Bike Park will include 5 miles of trails, pump tracks, and slopestyle jumps.
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.
Bonner County commissioners have denied Panhandle Bike Ranch's appeal to build a welcome center and restrooms, continuing a year-long legal dispute over whether the nonprofit operation should be classified as a 'park' or a 'recreational facility.'
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.
After 10 years navigating California's environmental regulations and spending $650,000, Marin Trail Stewards has opened Caballo Rojo, a new one-mile descent at Camp Tamarancho.
Craighead Forest Park in Jonesboro, Arkansas received an $800K trail upgrade in 2024, adding eight miles of mountain bike trails, with more improvements and additions planned.
As climate change kills off small ski resorts across the Midwest and Northeast, their steep hillsides are being transformed into the next generation of pedal-accessed flow trails.
Georgia’s newest mountain bike boom is quietly being fueled by a billionaire family foundation that's pouring millions from the sale of Mailchimp into kid-focused trails, bike parks, and singletrack projects across the state.
The Westside Trail Federation has built three of the gnarliest legal descents in Oregon—with plenty more planned.
This trail festival in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, brings friendly grassroots vibes back to mountain bike racing.
The Flagstaff Biking Organization is fundraising to build two advanced downhill trails with over 1,200 feet of vertical drop each—featuring steep tech gnar, big jumps, and a rehab of the area's most notorious illegal trail.
After years of getting nowhere with the Forest Service, a Pennsylvania mountain bike club partnered with their local township to build trails—and that's what finally convinced the USFS to open up even more miles.
Bend's Deschutes National Forest and Lake Tahoe's Basin Management Unit have finalized plans to open a combined 273 miles of singletrack to Class 1 e-bikes, marking two of the most significant trail access expansions in the ongoing nationwide shift toward e-bike acceptance.
When a controversial land sale threatened to close Marshall Mountain to the public, the ensuing legal battle and community outcry ultimately preserved 156 acres in perpetuity and launched a trail-building renaissance in Missoula.
Greg set a personal record for miles ridden in 2025, and with it, came a whole lot of new trail exploration! Here are the best new trails that he discovered last year.
After Hamilton County proposed swapping 535 acres of Enterprise South Nature Park for industrial development—threatening six miles of the network's best singletrack—more than 12,000 people signed a petition and the county reversed course, preserving the trails for recreation.
Sky Tavern transformed from a winter-only non-profit ski area into a year-round resort with 10 miles of sustainable MTB trails—and they did it in less than four years.
After a devastating windstorm forced trail rebuilds, one Iowa county discovered an insatiable local appetite for gravity trails—and now they're building a bike park inspired by Bentonville.
We want to know if you plan to mountain bike more or less this year, and why.
Mapleton, UT, is proving that you don't need thousands of acres of public land to become a legitimate mountain bike destination—just a solid plan and the funding to back it up.
This tiny Atlantic island packs world-class descents, UNESCO forests, and year-round riding into 286 square miles—and Europe's mountain bikers have been keeping it to themselves.
Trail Armor is a new carpet-like material designed to reduce maintenance costs on high-traffic mountain bike trail features like jumps and berms.
One of Colorado's most popular trail networks finally has a proper beginner trail, complete with flowing berms and a bike-optimized design — though it might not be around forever.
Albuquerque just completed 6.5 miles of new singletrack at West Mesa Open Space — the first phase of a 25-mile trail system on land that citizens fought to protect from development.
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but in Steamboat Springs, CO, they paved it with rocks.
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