JULY 8, 2010 ISSUE
Beech Mountain Bike Trail Workday Sunday
Work on Beech Mountain Adventure Trail Park Continues
Over the past six months, local residents have banded together to create what will soon be the Beech Mountain Adventure Trail Park, a comprehensive public trail park featuring 20-plus miles of trail for hiking, biking, running, snowshoeing and cross country skiing use. To finish phase one of the project, the Beech Mountain Bike Club will host a collaborative trail workday this Sunday, July 11.The Beech Mountain Bike Club recently announced a collaborative trail workday this Sunday, July 11. Over the past six months many area residents have banded together to create what will soon be the Beech Mountain Adventure Trail Park, a comprehensive public trail park featuring 20-plus miles of trail for hiking, biking, running, snowshoeing and cross country skiing use.
The first phase of the project is the Emerald Outback micro-park/trail network. This area consists of seven to eight miles of single track, double track and fire/gravel road trail. The entire Emerald Outback trail is nestled above 5,000 feet in elevation and has varying terrain and geographic features that make the trail system truly unique to the area. Bikers, hikers and trail runners have designed the trail system in order to better meet the recreational demands of such outdoor enthusiasts. This is a public project, so the trails are open for the enjoyment of all local citizens and have been crafted by Beech Mountain citizens, town employees, Beech Mountain Club employees, Banner Elk and Boone residents and visitors to the area.
This Sunday, July 11, the Beech Mountain Bike Club (BMBC) will host a collaborative trail day of massive scale in order to escalate phase one of the project to its true opening before the XTERRA Beech Mountain 10K trail race event, which is scheduled for Sunday, July 18. The group will be erecting the official trail head at the Beech Mountain Town Hall/Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Center, placing directional and informational trail signage on all trails, and doing final trail clean-up before the XTERRA trail race takes place. The BMBC is requesting local help on Sunday in order to make these trails more accessible, discernable and clean.
The trail workday will begin at the Beech Mountain Town Hall at 8:30 a.m. this Sunday. Although some trail equipment will be provided, it is recommended that you bring along metal rakes, loppers, shears, gloves, weed-eaters, chainsaws and leaf blowers. Also be sure to pack water and snacks. The group will set out on foot to groom every inch of the Emerald Outback trail system while placing brand new directional markers throughout the network.
For more information regarding the Beech Mountain Adventure Trail Park, the trail workday scheduled for this Sunday or general information about hiking and biking on Beech Mountain, call 828-387-3003. To follow trail development, get group ride and workday updates or view park photos and maps, click to www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=129374807082146&ref=ts.
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