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What better way to work off an Irish hang over by working on the best county mountain bike/hike trails in Albemarle? If you ever use the trails at Walnut Creek Park or plan on using them, you should give back to them. Building new trails and working on existing ones is a great way to appreciate the places you ride …

Come biking to some great trails in Charlottesville. The weather is going to be perfect, so come enjoy it! The club has bikes you can use. Sign up if you’re interested — you don’t have to have experience!

Walnut Creek is an awesome place to go mountain biking for your first time, or your 100th time. No experience is necessary to sign up for this trip, but please realize that the trails at Walnut Creek are not easy. Come psyched and ready to get an awesome workout. If we have enough people, we can split up into groups …

We’ll head out to Walnut Creek for a couple hours of great mountain biking. Beginners and experts are welcome – we’ll probably break up into two groups of slower and faster riders. If you have a bike, and if we’re good on cars, then you’re automatically in. The club has 5 nice bikes though for people who need them. Please …

We’ll head to Walnut Creek for a couple hours of mountain biking. Complete beginners to advanced are welcome to sign up. If it’s raining or if it recently rained, I’ll cancel just so we don’t erode the trails. Just check your email before meeting to make sure – if you don’t get an email then the trip is still on. …

Walnut Creek is an awesome place to go mountain biking for your first time, or your 100th time. There are a great deal of beginner-intermediate trails to ride. No experience is necessary to sign up for this trip. If we have enough people, we can split up into groups depending on when people want to leave and how fast they …

Walnut Creek is an awesome place to go mountain biking for your first time, or your 100th time. There are a great deal of beginner-intermediate trails to ride. No experience is necessary to sign up for this trip. If we have enough people, we can split up into groups depending on when people want to leave and how fast they …

Stretch your legs after a long week and come Mountain Biking at Walnut Creek Park . Walnut Creek is a couple miles outside of Charlottesville and has some great mountain biking. Depending on who signs up we’ll probably do all of the beginner and intermediate trails, biking for an hour and a half to two hours, then drive back into …

Let’s hit up some mountain biking at Panorama Farms. No experience is necessary, these trails aren’t too bad. Here’s a description from their website… “Since 1996, we have been the local secret. Now it’s your turn to come and ride the best there is in mountain biking in Central Virginia. When we designed and built Panorama Trails, our goals were …

Let’s hit up some mountain biking at Panorama Farms. No experience is necessary, these trails aren’t too bad. Here’s a description from their website… “Since 1996, we have been the local secret. Now it’s your turn to come and ride the best there is in mountain biking in Central Virginia. When we designed and built Panorama Trails, our goals were …

Walnut Creek is an awesome place to go mountain biking for your first time, or your 100th time. There are a great deal of beginner-intermediate trails to ride. If we have enough people, we can split up into groups depending on when people want to leave and how fast they want to ride. The entrance fee to the park is …

Panorama Farms offers excellent single track and I think is a little easier than Walnut Creek trails which are a little easier than O-Hill trails in general. But I plan on riding for at least 2 hours and at a moderate to aggressive rate, which is why this is an “Intermediate-Advanced” trip and not intended for beginners. I’ll post a …

There has been a lot of trail work done by the local mountain biking clubs at the trails around Sherando Lake. The usual ride is a 21 mile loop starts on FS road 42 at 1,595′ elevation, and takes you up to the top of Bald Mountain (3,587′), then continues down the Blue Ridge Parkway for a few miles to …

Panorama Farms is a local riding gem located just northwest of town near Earlysville. It offers a huge network of trails that take you through various types of terrain, including wooded single track (mostly…yay!) and old hay fields. This is one of the easiest places near by to bike, but has many challenging sections, so therefor is a great place …

The trails near Harrisonburg could be the best in the state! Sure, I say that about every place I go, but this time I really mean it. I did this ride with outing club alum Kahlil (and Joat and Parish) a couple of years ago, and remember thinking, ‘This could be the best ride in the state!’ Reddish knob is …

Douthat State Park has some of the finest single track in VA (a few years ago it was mentioned in Blue Ridge Outdoors as one of the top 3 mountain bike destinations in VA!). I’ve been there once and LOVED the 11 mile loop I did. It started with a tough, technical climb up to some awesome views, followed by …

Take a break from exams and ride Walnut Creek! We’ll roll over there and spend about 2 hours riding on the beautiful trails there. The club currently has 4 bikes available, so that’s why the tripsize is low. If you have your own bike, your automatically on the trip, so bring it! The club provides: bike, helmet you provide: clothes …

This ride is one of my favorites in VA and is considered one of the best climbs in the state, and because it’s a loop it also has an excellent down hill section. This 21 mile loop starts on FS road 42 at 1,595′ elevation, and takes you up to the top of Bald Mountain (3,587′), then continues down the …

Burnt out from final papers and final tests? Can’t fathom 5 more exams with associated all-nighters? Come take a break and rejuvenate out at Walnut Creek Park. Walnut Creek is about 20 minutes by car South of Charlottesville and it has a gazillion miles of bike trails. Well, not that much but enough to make an afternoon of exploring. Most …

Are you feeling burnt out from final papers and the last tests and quizzes of the semester? Can’t fathom taking 5 more exams and pulling more all-nighters to get ready for them? Before the exam rush starts take a couple hours to rejuvenate with some great biking at Walnut Creek Park. Get your head off of classes and focus on …

We’ll head out from Echols and drive to Walnut Creek for a couple hours of great mountain biking. Beginners are definitely welcome to go! We’ll probably break up into a faster group and a slower group. Right now the weather for Sunday looks good, but check your email if the weather seems iffy. I’ve limited the trip to the number …

Looks like rain for the latter part of the week. Tuesday is the day to ride. The trails at Walnut Creek Park are in awesome shape. The ride will be for beginners, but feel free to sign up no matter your experience level. The Club has 5 nice front suspension mountain bikes of various sizes. I’m posting the trip for …

So, here’s the deal. I have to get a new contact in Richmond at 3:15. This should take about 15-20 minutes at the doctor’s office. From there, we will head to downtown Richmond to do some riding at either James River Park (parking at Reedy Creek and riding through Forest Hill Lake and surrounding areas) or heading over to Powhite …

Sunday is supposed to be a gorgeous day with highs in the low 70s. Time to get our biking on! The trip is for all levels, despite the title. Walnut Creek is a fantastic place to ride for every skill level, and until Memorial Day, its free to get into. And there is a lake to cool off in after …

Walnut Creek Park is a local county park with a nice lake with a beach, lots of open land to play on, an 18 hole firsbee golf course, and most importantly, some of the best single track around. The pace will be “geared” for beginners, but riders of all levels are welcome. I’m posting the adventure for a max of …

We’ll head out from Echols and drive to Walnut Creek for a couple hours of great mountain biking. Beginners are definitely welcome to go! We’ll probably break up into a faster group and a slower group. There’s a chance of rain, and if it’s pouring we probably won’t go. Check your email before hand to see if it’s cancelled. Club …

We’ll take off up O-Hill for some prime riding in this amazing weather. Please only sign up if you have some mountain biking experience, since O-Hill is rather rocky and there are few trails suitable for a complete beginner. The club has 5 mountain bikes for use, so that’s why the size is limited. If you have your own bike …

Douthat State Park has some of the finest single track in VA (a few years ago it was mentioned in Blue Ridge Outdoors as one of the top 3 mountain bike destinations in VA!). I’ve been there once and LOVED the 11 mile loop I did. It started with a tough, technical climb up to some awesome views, followed by …

Head out to Walnut Creek Saturday morning with us for some beginner to intermediate mountain biking. Walnut has lots of fun trails and you don’t need any experience to ride. The club has 5 awesome Gary Fisher bikes that don’t get enough use. If it decides to rain Saturday morning we’ll have to cancel. Club provides: bike, helmet, gas You …

This ride is for experience mountain bikers who are in decent shape. The terrain varies from gravel roads to single track to road in this 21 mile roller coaster ride. Most of the ride is uphill, with a 1.5 mile climb where you gain over 1000 feet in elevation. That’s gradient! This climb take you up the infamous switch backs …

Panorama Farms is a local trail riding gem. Its only 10 miles northwest of town, offers an incredible network of technical single track, and is rarely crowded. I’ve been out there a couple of times but haven’t done all of the trails yet (there are quite a few!). My goal is to hit all of the trails, making this an …

I figure that I need to get in on this post a trip blitz… We will be going down to Walnut Creek Park to do a little mountain biking. There are some great beginner trails, as well as a few trails that are good for non-beginners. So, the only pre-req for signing up is that you can ride a bike …

Join me after your classes on a trip out to Walnut Creek. Walnut has a good number of trails and has a lot to offer for beginners, intermediates, and advanced bikers. No experience in mountain biking needed. We will most likely split up into skill level groups, so sign up no matter what your skill level. The club owns 5 …

O’Hill offers a fantastic maze of single track that’s great to ride for all levels of mountain biking. And it’s right here in our back yard! And the club has 5 excellent new front suspension mountain bikes!! So shake your legs free of the winter shackles, strap your head into a helmet, and come out n’play. If you want to …

We’ll go to O-hill (the “mountain” behind Hereford/Gooch/New dorms, NOT the dining hall 🙂 to do some mountain biking. This trip is fine for complete beginners as long as you feel comfortable riding a bike on bumpy narrow trails (it’s ok to go slow on hard parts). Hopping logs is optional 🙂 We have 5 nice mountain bikes, helmets, and …