Learn How to Love Your Trails

REGISTER HERE: https://svbcbike.org/trailtraining

We’re here to help increase the capacity in our trail building community. We can’t wait to spend the day with you.
We’re lucky to have Rich Edwards in our trail community and as our instructor for the day.

• There is a $5 charge for attending and that includes lunch and a swag! We do ask and expect you to attend the ENTIRE Day. We’re hosting this training for nearly free (when you include lunch). You can choose to help cover the true cost with a donation.
• *What: Trail maintenance training and MORE
• *When: Saturday, October 19 9am – 5pm
• *Where: Classroom portion to be held at Lucy Simms in Harrisobnurg and fieldwork on the Massanutten Western Slope Trails
• *Why: A well-trained, informed, and educated trail community is key to the long-term health of our trail systems.

Your Teacher:
Rich Edwards is the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Coordinator for the Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University. Before joining the team, Rich worked for 21 years at the International Mountain Biking Association as the IMBA Trail Solutions Director of Community Engagement and Education. Rich has gained quite the reputation in the trail building community and is known for the care and effort he places into design, with special attention to sustainability and working with the land, not against it. Rich has gathered this knowledge across time and space, traveling over 33 U.S. states and eight countries to build his understanding of trail building, mountain biking land management and techniques.