- Every Monday at 5:30 p.m. 
- First Sunday of the month at 10 a.m.

 Bring a water bottle and gloves if you have 'em and meet at the EACP Trail Creek entrance.  The Monday workday will be just a couple of hours.  The Sunday workday will be 3 hours.  If you can't stay the whole time, no worries.  Any help is greatly appreciated.  We hope to officially open the beginner lower loop soon and we need your help to make it happen.  After that, it's on to the intermediate upper loop.   

Coldwater Mountain is a new flow country style trail in Anniston, AL
Grand Opening Info:
Friday,  June  1st:   Ceremony  begins  at  12  noon  at  the  trailhead. Group  and  individual  rides  commence  after  the  ceremony. Lunch  is  NOT  provided  on  Friday,  so  bring  something,  or  eat  before  you  get  there. The  gate  to  the  mountain  is  locked  from  sunset  to  sunrise  each  day.
Saturday,  June  2nd:   Group  and  individual  rides  begin  at  8  a.m. Lunch  is  served  at  11  a.m.  I’m  told  this  will  be  pizza  from  Mellow  Mushroom. First  come,   first  served.  We’ll  have  some  schwag  to  give  out  during  lunch,  as  well. The  local  chapter  is  NEABA,  Northeast  Alabama  Mountain  Bicycle  Association. They’re  a   great  bunch.  Make  sure  you  meet  and  mingle  with  them  while  enjoying  their  new  baby.     
Other  trails  in  the  area:
- Cheaha  State  Park:  approximately  10  miles  of  singletrack  located  20  miles  from  Coldwater   Mountain.
- Talladega  National  Forest:  approximately  50  miles  of  trails  located  25  miles  from   Coldwater  Mountain.   
Local  bike  shop:   Wig’s  Wheels       
Camping:  Cheaha  State  Park  and  Talladega  National  Forest.  Coleman  Lake  Campground is  the   suggested  place  to  camp  in  Talladega,  as  you  can  ride  to  the  trails  from  the  campground.     
Hotels:  
- Parker  House  Bed  and  Breakfast    (SORBA  HQ  for  the   weekend.  They  love  mtbers!)      
- Victoria  Inn    (Pretty  cool  place.   GREAT  breakfast.)    
Directions:   Take I-20 to Exit 179. Head north on AL 202/109 Donald G. Holmes Bypass for approximately 2.1 miles. Turn right on Coldwater Road, and the new public access road to the trailhead will be on your right (approximately .2 miles). Follow that road til it ends at the trailhead. 
GPS coordinates: 33 36 30.79N, 85 55 31.12W   

Is it time to upgrade your fork? Have you ever wanted to try out the latest and greatest? Researching parts for your new bike?

RockShox is here to help!  Both consumers and shop staff employed are invited. For more info, please click 2012 Ride Experience | SRAM. (This site currently says 'Indy' but rest assured, they will be at Heritage  on April 21-22, 2012).   Please use the link to register for the event.   

Come out and help us build the first offical MTB trails in Athens, GA. The next workday is Sunday, April 15th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Bring a water bottle and gloves if you have 'em and meet at the EACP Trail Creek entrance.   **Bring a shovel if you have one.**

Come out and help us build the first offical MTB trails in Athens, GA. The next workday is Sunday, March 18th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Bring a water bottle and gloves if you have 'em and meet at the EACP Trail Creek entrance. 

The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is the ONLY federal funding source for multi-use singletrack trails.
RTP is in grave danger in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. This week, both the House and Senate are expected to vote on their respective transportation bills.  Speak up for Trails today!  More info here:
http://www.imba.com/alert/urge-your-senator-vote-yes-save-rtp 

The trails are shaping up nicely, but there is work left to do so we've added more workdays to the Event Calendar. Come out and help us build the first offical MTB trails in Athens, GA. Bring a water bottle and gloves if you have 'em and meet at the EACP Trail Creek entrance. The workdays are all on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:
- 2/12/12
- 3/4/12
- 3/18/12
- 4/1/12
- 4/15/12
- 4/29/12

Don't forget about the Southeast Bike Expo February 25-26, 2012.  They have recently announced that camping will be allowed for an additional $25 camping fee. This is the inaugural year of this event. The  goal is to educate the consumer about new and upcoming products. There will be at least 30 exhibitors and attendees will have a chance to demo a variety of new products. The event will take place at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, which is the site of the 1996 Olympic Mountain Bike cross-country course. This gives you the opportunity to use onsite world-class MTB trails. There will also be an area for road bike demos.  Best of all, all profits will be donated to IMBA/SORBA. Register here.

Want to learn how to build sustainable multi-use trails and get a Crew Leader Certification? Attend the three day Georgia Trail School Course taught by Georgia Trails Education Specialist Walt Bready at Gainesville State College. The January session starts this weekend (21st, 22nd, and 28th). There will be another session in March (17th, 18th and 24th).  The cost is $75 for all three sessions (Trail Design and Layout, Trail Construction and Maintenance, and Crew Leader Training) or $25 for a single session.  Enroll at the GSC Website.    

The EACP workday on the MLK Jr. Day of Service went really well. We had around 15 volunteers who helped clear the corridor of a new section of what will eventually be the lower loop. We also picked up trash and pulled some privet. Thanks to all of the volunteers who made it out, to Sunshine Cycles for donating some great prizes that were given away to a few lucky volunteers at the end of the day, and to Jamie Wiedeman for donating several tools for trail work. We now have the corridor cleared on more than a mile of trail and hope to open some of it in the coming months. A lot of progress has been made, but there is still much work to do. Check our Event Calendar for the workday schedule. The next workday is Sunday January 29th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.