Ah yes, trailwork is our thing. Some of us like building trail as much as we like riding it. It's amazing how much more you'll appreciate the trails once you've had a hand in building them. You'll also appreciate the amount of work that went into every foot of trail you've ever ridden.

The SMBA works close with the USFS on our traildays. We've officially adopted the Cove Hollow Trail and the Crisenberry Dam trail at Kinkaid. Over the past 4 years, we've collectively spent over 1000 hours volunteering on these great trails.

As far as stunts are concerned, don't get excited. In the National Forest, you cannot build any "man-made" structures, this includes bridges, ramps, platforms, rails, etc. You are also prohibited in going off of the designated trail. The only loop hole is using natural elements of the trail. On our trails, we try to be smart in the design by allowing the technical elements (rocks, log rides) to be integrated within the trail where possible.

The SMBA takes their trailwork seriously. Many of us have attended the IMBA Trail Care school, which covers the elements of proper trail building. This is an extensive all-day trail school where students spend about 4 hours in a classroom type setting, then go out into the field and practice what they learned. On this IMBA trailday, we build a rock bridge and re-routed two nasty sections of trail.

If you are interested in helping out on our traildays, please check the forum or the homepage for a schedule on future traildays. Everyone is welcome. You don't even have to be a mountain biker to participate. The trails we build benefit everyone who use them, including hikers, equestrians, and trail runners.