YAY BIKES! YAY SUNSHINE! Join me for an epic mtb trip to Heyward which is a dope trail system not too far from grounds. This trip is for intermediate mountain bikers so the prerequisites are that you have been on at least ~3 beginner mountain biking trips and feel ready to level up a bit OR are already a relatively …
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A CRAWKATHON CRACK DOWN: ESCAPE YOUR SHELL AT THE CREEK
****THIS IS THE MAIN CARPOOL SIGN-UP FOR CREEKATHON, SIGN UP HERE BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR MINI TRIPS**** A trickle down stream You look in its beady eyes And then realize IT’S FINALLY TIME FOR THE FIRST OFFICIAL CRAWKATHON!!!! You may ask, what separates this day from a normal bi-annual Creekathon? Well, it’s National Crawfish Day, aka National Haiku Day, aka …
SPRGE BEGINNER MTN BIKING AT WOLF CREEK
Hellooooooooo SPRGE-ers, The bikes, after their long post-Moab hibernation, are once again ready to shred. They are done with the Rocky Mountains and yearn for the beautiful utopia we call the West Virginia Appalachia. The plan is simple. We wake up. We shred. We feast. We sleep. If you’ve never mountain biked before, don’t fret, we will be going to …
ohill beginner mtb
Hellllllllo ODC Wanna ride a bike? Wanna learn to bike? nice. Join our trip. we’ll start with peddling and then go down massive hills and backflip off cliffs etc. jk but you get the gist. The plan is to go to ohill and bike around for 1.5 hrs or so and then be back at the shrack nice happy and …
SPRGE MAIN CARPOOL – Banjo: Reckoning – SPRING EXPLORATION OF THE NEW (RAT CITY)
This is NOT an actual SPRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for SPRGE. This is how the SPRGE leaders will keep track of drivers and attendees. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN ADDED TO A SATURDAY SPRGE TRIP AND PAID THE TRIP FEE. MORE INFO BELOW. SPRGE TRIP LOGISTICS– READ CAREFULLY: PAYPAL LINK: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TMFYZWLD6ALRQ HOW …
INT MTB – HEYWARD!!
YAY BIKES! It’s finally warmer out so you guys should join me for an epic mtb trip to Heyward which is a dope trail system not too far from grounds. This trip is for intermediate mountain bikers so the prerequisites are that you have been on at least ~3 beginner mountain biking trips and feel ready to level up a …
Intermediate Mtn Biking this FRIDAY
WADDUP shredders! Friday’s weather is looking super duper nice, and it seems there will be no SHARK-nado on friday, so LETS GO RIDING! We will probably ride around 8-12 miles, with about 1.5-2k feet of climbing, depending on whether we venture to Heyward Forest or not. We will see what the vibes are on Friday and if we want to …
WTF??? OHILL BEG MTN BIKING
Hello my fellow WTFs (women, trans, and femme)! Have you been wanting to learn how to mountain bike but haven’t had the time, felt overwhelmed or intimidated by the idea of this wack ahh sport, or just been wanting some more time with gal pals? Well fret no more– join me this Friday morning for a beginner OHill mtn bike …
Beginner O-hill Mtn Bike Ride
Hellooooo aspiring shredders of O-Hill!! It has been o-so long since the bikes have touched o-hill soil, and they NEED your help. Caked in dust, must, and hopefully not crust, they’ve travelled far and wide, passing by more Buc-ees billboards than one could fathom. They LONG for o-hill, help me rid their homesickness by learning how to mountain bike on …
Basic Bike Maintenance for biking!
Have your bicycles been in a deep snowy winter slumber? Is your bike making noises when you are pedaling, or are you riding on flat tires? George and I are leading a bike maintenance workshop to help you keep your bike in better working condition! In this workshop, you will learn how to clean a chain, lube a chain, pump …
Beginner O-Hill Mountain Bike Ride?!?!
Hello Hello Helloooooo shredders of O-Hill!! I hope you had a fabulous winter break! With the semester starting, you know what that means – It’s time to ride. Start the semester off strong by learning how to ride a mountain bike and get a feel for the amazing and super super close O-Hill trails. We won’t have much daylight, so …
Searching for Marmots on Song Mountain (Biking)
Do you sometimes feel like a marmot without its winter coat? If so, let’s get some blood pumping by making our way out to Heyward on bikes! We’ll cover about 10 miles or so on trails and roads, constantly on the look out for these mischeivous little marmots. This trip is for intermediate mountain bikers so the prerequisites are that …
MOAB 2026: THE CHRONICLES OF GNARNIA
Enthusiasts of nature, lovers of life, dirtbags, rats, and slugs: this is what you’ve been waiting for all semester. Behold, the most epic, only ONCE in a pretty regularly-timed revolution of the earth around the sun GNAR JOURNEY. We’re awakening from our East Coast hibernation, crawling out of our dens, overstuffing cars with loose bagels, and migrating to the ultimate …
Biscuiting on the Berms
The smoothest trails you’ve ever ridden await you at Biscuit Run. These trails are absolutely BONKERS and we want YOU to join Susannah and George in venturing to Biscuit Run on mountain bikes this Friday!!! We’ll cover about 18 miles or so on trails and roads, galavanting past Wegmans and the Rivanna on the way. This trip is for intermediate …
Spooky WTF (women,trans, fem) Beginner mtn bike ride on Friday!!
Y’all, Halloween is on a Friday this year, and that means we are doing a super spooky WTF (women, trans, femme) Halloween-themed ride!!! We will be riding all around those ohill trails in our best costumes. This ride will also be supporting the More Women Outside Movement! I am doing a project this semester on the movement, and part of …
Beginner/Intermediate Mtn Biking at Heyward
Strep got the best of me last time, and I had to cancel, so I’m trying again! I’m labeling this as beginner/intermediate because I am not going to go over the absolute basics of biking, but Heyward isn’t too technical and is pretty beginner friendly . Basically, if you’ve mountain biked before you should be good, but mountain biking can …
INT Biscuit Run Mountain Biking
Do you want to have the best Thursday afternoon of your life? Do you like hitting some saucy sends on a bike? Join me and George in venturing to Biscuit Run on mountain bikes this Thursday!!! We’ll cover about 18 miles or so on trails, perhaps journeying through O Hill and the Rivanna Trail on the way. This trip is …
INT MTB: Return of the Maxes
It’s a rare opportunity to bike with alums. You might be thinking, that sounds like a washed-up unc-status ride (is that what the kids are saying these days?). And that’s probably not a bad description. But between getting our toes nibbled by marmots while cowboy camping, romping around in Alaska, and starting a day job babysitting humanoid robots in onesies, …
BEG OHILL MTN BIKING
Want to start your Saturday morning on the right track (or should I say trail)? Join me in venturing to the O Hill trails for a beginner mountain biking trip. This is a beginner trip so if you’ve never been on a mountain bike before, do not fret, this is a great opportunity to learn. The only prerequisite for this …
Beginner/Intermediate Mtn Biking at Heyward
Okay so I told several people I’d make a mountain biking trip for the week after break and then I proceeded to completely forget to sooo here’s one for the next week 🙂 I’m labeling this as beginner/intermediate because I am not going to go over the absolute basics of biking, but Heyward isn’t too technical and is pretty beginner …
BEV ride Mountain Bike collab with/ club cycling THURSDAY!
Helloooo Shreddlings!! Our friends in the cycling club do something called a Bev ride on thurs/friday evenings. This is where they hop on their mountain bikes, ride around ohill, then stop, and drink “beverages” of their choosing. So this Thursday (October 9th) we are doing an ODC x Cycling Bev Ride Mixer! It’ll be a chill ride with lots of …
Gravel Biking in the Blue Ridge
Have you ever been on a road bike and thought: “wow, these tires are too small”? How about a mountain bike thinking: “wow, this really hurts my arms”? Well do we have the trip for you. Meet gravel biking, where all of your bike dreams come true. This one entails a mix of 60% pavement and 40% gravel, mostly hard …
NRGE Int Mountain Biking at Wolf Creek
HELLO NRGE SHREDDERS I am very excited to invite you to come ride bikes with me on what will be a beautiful Saturday in the lovely Wolf Creek Park. Since this trip is intermediate, I will not be going over the basics of mountain biking. This trip is targeted for people who have been on around at least 2-3 trips …
NRGE 2025: MAIN CARPOOL
My dearest NRGE shredlings, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 9/15) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT SIGN UP …
INT MTN Biking at Heyward
Heyaaa!!! Come mountain biking with me next Thursday afternoon in Heyward Community Forest! This trip is for intermediate mountain bikers so the prerequisites are that you have been on at least ~3 beginner mountain biking trips and feel ready to level up a bit OR are already a relatively experienced mountain biker. Heyward community forest is quite lovely and has …
RABIDLY CREEKIN-IN-DA-THON: EMBRACE YOUR INNER CREEKRAT
The 28th is NATIONAL RABIES DAY. In honor of such a sacred holiday, Outdoors at UVA will be having a CELEBRATION of the pests of the world; the rats, the cockroaches, and all of the overlooked creatures that bring us gifts of pestilence, plague, and BLIGHT. Come one, come all, to join us at Walnut Creek (affectionately dubbed “the Nut”) …
Another Beginner Ohill Mtn Bike Ride!
Do you want to learn how to mountain bike right in UVA’s own backyard?? Then look no further and join Susannah and me on Friday for a beginner mtb ride! The only prerequisite for this trip is being able to ride a bike comfortably and safely. Before the ride, we will go over all the basics to make you comfortable …
Beginner Ohill Mtn Bike ride
Calling all future shredders of Ohill. It is time to ride. The weather cancelled our last beginner mtb bike ride so we are here to do a redo! It’s a wonderful time to learn how to ride a mountain bike or get a feel for OHill trails, or both. On the ride we will go over basic body position, braking, …
Beginner O Hill Mtn Biking
Hey squad. I hope you all have been enjoying the first couple weeks of the semester!!! And what way to make it better than to join Evelyn and I for a classic O Hill mountain bike ride this Friday afternoon?? Literally can’t think of anything. This is a beginner trip so if you’ve never been on a mountain bike before, …
Beginner Ohill MTB
Calling all future shredders of Ohill. It is time to ride. The weather has been great over the past couple of weeks, so it’s a wonderful time to learn how to ride a mountain bike or get a feel for OHill trails, or both. On the ride we will go over basic body position, braking, shifting, and everything to make …
Beginner O Hill Mountain Biking
Are you yearning to shred the O Hill trails on a mountain bike? Yearn no more because you found the right trip! Please join me this Thursday in meandering over to UVA’s majestic Observatory Hill forest on a chonky-looking bike. On the ride we will go over the basics of mountain biking and the pace will be nice and slow …
Last WTF Mtn bike ride of the semester this Friday!!!!
Have you been interested in biking, but exams have really cramped your style? Well, Anusha and I are going to lead a beginner mountain bike ride! Exams are finished and the trails are looking good. The weather is beautiful and I can’t wait to spread the stoke of mtn biking before I leave for the summer! This is a WTF …
Beginner MTB Finals Break @Ohill
Join me and Max for an excuse to get out of the library!! Finals might suck, but mountain biking RIIPPS! Come take a break from studying (or if you have no finals then come have something to do!) and ride some trails. Here is the plan: we will meet at the shrack (116 Washington Ave) at 10, get bikes passed …
Beg/Int MTB SKILLZ workshop at CREEKATHONNNN
DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE GOING TO CREEKATHON TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP!!! (aka sign up for the main trip first) Have you been wanting to improve your mtb skills??!! Have you been wanting to shred so hard that you go pro?! Have you been wanting to learn how to do a triple backflip on the bike into the Walnut …
INT MTB at Heyward
Hey yall come ride with Jackie and me at the Heyward trails! I’m back on the bike after a little tumble at Moab and I am stoked to spread to stoke of mountain biking with the club again! These trails are intermediate so you should have done a few rides and feel comfortable on beginner trails. If you don’t have …
420th BIANNUAL CREEKATHONNNNNNNN: THE FERTILE CREEKESCENT!!!!
420 years ago, the people joined hands and spirits at the heart of the universe…the ‘Nut. This year we will celebrate the dawn of time: the founding of Creekathon! The first creek to be creeked, the first hot dog to be dogged, the first barefeet to be barefooted. You, too, will see the first creekathon…in real time. You, young creekerthoner, …
BEG MTB Thursday🙃🙃
In a little-known town, the clock never completes a full circle; it always stops before five in the evening. At this moment, people habitually reach into their ears and carefully extract a miniature mountain bike—as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Gently, they place the tiny bike into clear stream water, letting it gradually enlarge until …
Tuesday Beginner MTB Ride @Ohill
CALLING ALL BEGINNER MOUNTAIN BIKERS!!! Max and I are co-leading a chill beginner mountain bike trip on the ohill trails this TUESDAY! Here is the plan: we will meet at the shrack (116 Washington Ave) at 3:30, get bikes passed out and set up, and then head up to ohill around 3:45. We’ll ride for about an hour and try …
Thursday Beginner Ohill MTB 🫵🪤
You want to learn how to mountain bike. You know how to ride a bike. You wish to ascend the highest mountain in charlottesville – Observatory hill (Ohill). You want to conquer the easiest green there is and shred down towards slaughter. You wish to tell your weird roommate how cool you are now that you have ridden Ohill. The …
INT MTB strike back
Unfortunately, the Monday Biking trip is surrounded by rain. But we never admit defeat, we will strike back!!! This will be an intermediate-level trip. So you need some mountain biking experience, but we will do nothing crazy, feel free to join! If you don’t have your own mountain bike or helmet, let me know on the trip questionnaire and we’ll …
Your first backcountry ride? INT MTB at Narrowback
Have you been interested in trying out a backcountry MTB ride but not sure which one’s right for you? This is it! Narrowback has super friendly, flowy fun riding with forgiving climbs. We are planning to ride 11mi with 1300′ climbing, and take an easy pace (like really, I’m running the marathon sat so I’ll be pooped!). You’ll get two …
Monday Int MTB??
Have one last mtb on ohill before the week really rolls around! This will be an intermediate-level trip. So you need some mountain biking experience, but we will do nothing crazy, feel free to join! If you don’t have your own mountain bike or helmet, let me know on the trip questionnaire and we’ll try to secure you a club …
WEEKLY WANDER #10: LEARN HOW TO LOOK REALLY COOL. (biking with no hands workshop with max!)
You know those kids that you see biking hands-free down mccormick? And they’re staring at their phone, or eating a sandwich, or doing their homework, and somehow simultaneously biking? If you see these people and think “wow that is the pinnacle of cool and i would give anything to be like them” then oh boy do we have the trip …
MTB Bev Ride w/ Club Cycling Friday!!
Helloooo Shreddlings!! Our friends in the cycling club do something called a Bev ride every Friday evening. This is where they hop on their mountain bikes, ride around ohill, then stop, and drink “beverages” of their choosing. So this FRIDAY (April 4th) we are doing an ODC x Cycling Bev Ride Mixer! It’ll be a chill ride with lots of …
Beginner Ohill MTB jaunt this Thursday!
Calling all future shredders of Ohill. It is time to ride. Alana and I are itching to go riding with this amazing weather. Spring is SPRINGING !!! Come take a little jaunt with us and embrace the weather and enjoy the new bloomin’ trees! On the ride we will go over basic body position, braking, and everything to make you …
SPRGE MAIN CARPOOL – SPRING EXPLORATION OF THE NEW (RAT CITY)
This is NOT an actual SPRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for SPRGE. This is how the SPRGE leaders will keep track of drivers and attendees. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN ADDED TO A SATURDAY SPRGE TRIP AND PAID THE TRIP FEE. MORE INFO BELOW. SPRGE TRIP LOGISTICS– READ CAREFULLY: HOW DO I GO …
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Hump day BEG MTB
Does the idea of riding a bike on rough terrain entertain you? Do you think all the mechanical bits are pretty cool? If so, you would love this lovely bike adventure. This will be a beginner trip, so you don’t need any experience mountain biking, but you will be expected to know how to ride a bike. You have the …
BEG MTB at Ohill
Wanna learn how to mountain bike? Or work on improving your skills? Or just spend some time outside now that we have beautiful spring weather? This trip will be beginner friendly, so we’ll go over the basics and ride some easier trails. The only prerequisite is ability to ride a bike. If you don’t have your own mountain bike or …
Monday BEG MTB😍😍
My mom always said Monday is the most important date in a week, and morning is the most important time in one day. So let’s ride on Monday Morning! This will be a beginner-level trip, so no experience is required. We’ll go slow and take breaks. The only prerequisite for this trip is being comfortable on a bike. You don’t …
BBQ Is Back (Beginner Biking Queer) 🍗
There will be no chicken (unless you bring it) I digress… Queer people have been riding forever, bikes of course. An ode to the OG BBQ (beginner biking queer) trip lead by the super cool Jade, we shall join together to bike ohill. If you’ve been wanting to learn how to mountain bike, get better at biking, and just gather …