2010 Trail Program
The 2010 Flagstaff Biking Organization Trail Schedule
Other trail work opportunities around Flagstaff!
Since 2002, Flagstaff Biking Organization has built a successful partnership with the US Forest Service by collaborating with them on Trail Days. These trail development days are sponsored by the Forest Service who supply tools & staff that share trail building instruction and information on overall forest health. As part of the partnership, Flagstaff Biking Organization advertises and plans the event, recruits volunteers, and provides food, water and snacks to sustain the volunteers throughout the day. Thus far, this partnership has been successful by improving, obliterating, or creating significant sections of trails in the Coconino National Forest. The largest event of the year, National Trail Day, has recruited more than 100 people in each of the past four years. In 2008, there were 11 Trail Day events, using over 300 FBO volunteers representing over 2,200 volunteer hours that improved conditions on over 10 miles of trail.
This year we are actively seeking out individuals who want to be involved in the trails program at a higher level. Anyone interested in helping run a trail day or having more involvement in this program should contact us through the below email address or form. Also, see the Mobile Trail Crew section for additional trail work opportunities.
We will also be making more of an effort to have projects for folks of all ages and physical abilities, as well as shortening the work day a bit. Our volunteers and partner agencies will scout out projects like pulling invasive species, or shuttling the food and beverages to the event that don’t necessarily require a healthy back and massive upper body strength. Our new scheduled work hours will be from 8:30 am until 12:30 or 1:00 pm, so volunteers will have the afternoon to go ride, (or hike, or run, or otherwise enjoy the trails). Everyone is welcome at these events!
Our partners:
- May 8th, Loop Trail Fisher Point Area
- May 15th Lower Ft. Valley maintenance
- June 5th National Trails Day, AZ Trail in Schultz Pass area
- June 20th (Sunday!) Upper Oldham
- July 10th, Loop Trail Fisher Point area
- July 17th IMBA/Subaru Trail Care Crew class! Schultz Creek re-route on screwy corner.
- July 31st – August 1st Arizona Trail with Northern Arizona Trail Runners and Arizona Trail Association
- August 7th, Loop Trail Fisher Point area
- August 15th (Sunday!) Deer Hill Trail maintenance with Coconino Horsemen’s Alliance
- September 11th “Pedals v Pistons v Horseshoes v Hiking Boots”, New West Secret Trail, with Coconino Trail Riders, Coconino Horsemen’s Alliance, Northern AZ Audubon Society
- September 18th, Loop Trail I-40 underpass
- October 9th, Loop Trail Observatory Mesa
- November 6th, Loop Trail Observatory Mesa
Flagstaff Biking is continuing its commitment to the maintenance and construction of bicycle friendly trails in Northern Arizona again for 2010. Once again, we are teaming up with several agencies and other trail groups in the region to help keep the area’s trails fun and sustainable.
FBO has 13 events scheduled for the 2010 season, please come out and join us in an effort to give back to the great multi-use trails here in Northern Arizona. All Trail events start at 8:30 am and conclude with lunch at 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Coffee will be served between 8:00 am and 8:30 am, and snacks, beverages, tasty lunch and FUN are all provided.
Sturdy closed-toe shoes, long pants, sunscreen, water, and head protection are required. Hardhats, gloves, tools, and trail work instructions will be provided. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
May 8th, Loop Trail, Fisher Point area
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Take Lone Tree Road south to J.W. Powell Blvd and turn left/east. Go to the barricades and turn into Pine Canyon Club’s NORTH entrance: Important! Get a visitor’s pass at the booth. Follow signs: take an immediate left on Clubhouse Circle, drive 1.3 miles and turn left/east on Del Rae, following it 0.6 miles to the end circle. We will stage in front of “Lot 191”.
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: looptrail@flagstaffbiking.org
May 15th, FBO Trail Day, Lower Ft. Valley maintenance
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Meet at Schultz Pass Road, just after it turns to dirt near the Schultz Creek Trailhead.
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
June 5th, National Trail Day, AZ Trail in Schultz Pass area
Flagstaff’s 2010 National Trails Day on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 from 7:30am-3:00pm.
This event is on the Arizona Trail, a National Scenic Trail, to continue to “Close the Gap”!
Please carpool as there is limited parking & arrive at Schultz Pass early to:
1. 7:00-8:00am – Registration
2. 8:00am-8:30am – Welcome, Dale Shewalter memorial, & safety talk
3. 8:30am-12:30pm – Break into groups and work on the trail – Yippee!!
4. Lunch – double Yippee!!
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Please pre-register here for this event so that we are better able to plan for food, tools, etc. Thanks!
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
June 20th (Sunday!), FBO Trail Day, Upper Oldham
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Meet along Elden Lookout Road, where the pavement turns to dirt, at 8:30 am. We will be shuttling in from there so folks without high clearance vehicles can get to the work site.
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
July 10th, Loop Trail, Fisher Point area
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Take Lone Tree Road south to J.W. Powell Blvd and turn left/east. Go to the barricades and turn into Pine Canyon Club’s NORTH entrance: Important! Get a visitor’s pass at the booth. Follow signs: take an immediate left on Clubhouse Circle, drive 1.3 miles and turn left/east on Del Rae, following it 0.6 miles to the end circle. We will stage in front of “Lot 191”.
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: looptrail@flagstaffbiking.org
July 17th, FBO Trail Day, Schultz Creek re-route on the screwy corner with the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information
The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew, Steve and Morgan Lommele, will be presenting a class on sustainable trail building and then working with us on the ground at building some sustainable trail. This is a great opportunity to learn all about how trails go from concept to a ride; there’s a lot more to it than you might think!
Schedule for the weekend:
- Saturday, July 17th, 8:30 am-12:00 noon, classroom presentation at the Peaks & Mormon Lake Ranger Station, on North Highway 89 directly across from the Flagstaff Mall.
- Saturday, July 17th, 12:00 noon-1:30 pm, lunch, courtesy of Biff’s Bagels and travel to work site. We will be working on the Schultz Creek trail, just off of Schultz Pass Road, about 3 miles in on Schultz Pass Road. (Location will be marked on the road.)
- Saturday, July 17th, 1:30 pm- 5:00 pm, new trail construction, old trail obliteration (if new construction is finished).
- Sunday, July 18th, 10:00 am, group ride with Steve and Morgan from IMBA. Meet at Schultz Creek Trail head.
(If you are interested in participating in the layout of the new alignment on Friday, please email Anthony for details. trails@flagstaffbiking.org We know what we intend to do with the alignment, but this could be a good learning experience for anyone wanting to know more about how proper layout is done.)
Please pre-register here for the event.
Click here for a map to the classroom session/ Peaks & Mormon Lake Ranger Station.
Click here for a map to the work site. (Work site is not actually at Schultz Pass proper, but that is all that Google Maps was letting me get away with…look for signs on Schultz Pass Road.)
Partner:
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
July 31st-August 1, FBO Trail Day, AZ Trail FT. Valley/Schultz area, with ATA, NATRA
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Join us July 31-August 1 for this 2-day trail work weekend to complete Segments 34A and 34B. Come volunteer your time from 8am-3pm Saturday and/or 8am – 12:30 Sunday. Saturday lunch will be provided. We will have a campsite designated for those that would like to camp Friday and Saturday nights with us.
At the end of the day on Saturday, Arizona Trail sponsors have generously provided T-shirts that will be available for each volunteer with the “Close the Gap – Finish the Arizona Trail” slogan. After work on Saturday, everyone is invited to join us for a social gathering.
Please bring long pants, sturdy shoes, sunscreen and water, and if you have them, work gloves and a bike helmet. Tools and trail crew instructions are provided, as well as some gloves and hard-hats. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
You provide the enthusiasm!
Meet at:
From Hwy 180 and Snowbowl Rd. proceed up Snowbowl Rd. about .5 mile and turn right on FR-164B. There will be an “ATA event” sign at this intersection. Proceed east on FR-164B about 1.75 miles. Here you will find a two-track road to the left and another “ATA event” sign. The base camp is up this road about .2 mile. If you are not camping please leave your car along FR-164B and walk in to the base camp.
For reservations and questions for this “Close the Gap” event, please contact Gay or Gary Hohner at sghohner@cox.net or 480-595-9303.
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
August 7th, Loop Trail, Fisher Point area
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
We have arranged with Pine Canyon security to stage our volunteers in the Pine Canyon maintenance area known as the ‘old cart barn’ which is right beside the FUTS trail and about a 15-20min walk from the work site where the Loop Trail crosses the Arizona Trail. Parking will be on the pavement adjacent to the large ‘tent and we must park in such a way as to insure access to that building. Pine Canyon security will direct our volunteers to the location and it will be signed the morning of the event. The FUTS trail is a bit muddy right now but passable.
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: looptrail@flagstaffbiking.org
August 15th (Sunday!), Deer Hill Trail maintenance with Coconino Horsemen’s Alliance
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Details to come…
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
September 11th, “Pedals v Pistons v Horseshoes v Hiking Boots”, New West Secret Trail, with Coconino Trail Riders, Coconino Horsemen’s Alliance, Northern AZ Audubon Society
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Details to come…
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: trails@flagstaffbiking.org
September 18th, Loop Trail I-40 underpass
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Details to come…
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: looptrail@flagstaffbiking.org
October 9th, Loop Trail, Observatory Mesa
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Details to come…
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: looptrail@flagstaffbiking.org
November 6th, Loop Trail, Observatory Mesa
Please click HERE to see what you’ll need to bring and other important information.
Details to come…
Sponsored by:
For more information on this trail day event, contact: looptrail@flagstaffbiking.org
For more information, call Anthony Quintile @ 928-526-7704 or email him. //