Soak up nature and friend-time on the wonderful Massanutten Western Slope trails on Wednesdays during this femme-focused trail run. Specifically, this is a welcoming space for women new to the trails, BIPOC, nonbinary, and trans women.
A parking pass is not necessary for this run (if you don’t have a pass, just ask a run leader for one when you arrive).

However, please sign an electronic waiver before the run!
Time: 5:30p EXCEPT June, July and August are at 6p!
When: Ongoing unless stated on FB/IG stories at @svbcoalitionbike (check there for weather concerns) – if there is a 40% chance of storms on weather.com during 5p-7p, we will cancel.
Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
Pace: ~12 min/miles
Length: Join for the first 3 miles, and continue on for another 3 miles with the group if you’d like!
Run Surface: We run out to the pond on double-track gravel for the first 1.5 miles; the rest is a single-track trail.
Weather/Cancellation: Look for announcements on FB and IG stories and communication channels (@svbcoalition). There will not be an organized SVBC-sponsored event in the forecast for 40% of storms or greater during the time period of 5p-7p (check Weather.com).
Regrouping: This is a community run, designed to regroup at every intersection and stick together. This is not a workout/training day! We all run together 🙂
Route: We will meet by the parking lot and loop back in 3-mile increments.
Loop 1: Boundary – Pond – Creekside
Loop 2: Homestead – Red White + Blue

Group Leaders:
Abigail Brewer
Amanda Presgraves
Anna McCoy
Ashley Welch
Caroline Prendergast

Weekly Massanutten Western Slope Dig Days are on Thursday evenings through October 15! (with a break in the summer)

No experience necessary and we supply the tools

What: Weekly Dig Days on the Western Slope

📍 WHERE: Western Slope of Massanutten. Enter through the main gate (by the horses – the next entrance down the hill from the Western Slope parking lot) and follow the “trail work” signs straight up the road.

📅 WHEN: Thursdays April – Oct 15

Why: Because trails don’t build (or maintain) themselves—and when we dig together, we build more than just great singletrack. We build community.

🙋 HOW: Sign up, bring a friend, wear work clothes, and we’ll provide the tools and good vibes. No experience is needed. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes; bring gloves if you have them.
These evenings are fun and productive and a chance to give back to the land and community that gives us so much.

What to bring: Closed toes shoes, gloves, water, long pants.

Join us every Thursday for Massanutten Western Slope
Volunteer Dig Days. Everyone is welcome, and you can follow our red trail work signs to the worksite.

Thursday Work Party Contacts
-Contact or call/text
-Karl Waizecker (540) 810-7277

Join us for the Coalition’s Kids Bike-a-Thon!

Co-hosted by Lucy Watkins, local fourth grader.
When: Sunday, April 19th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m
What: A kid bike-a-thon fundraiser to make our streets safer and more connected for our community. fundraiser to make our streets safer and more connected for our community.
Where: RSVP to recieve location, in downtown Harrisonburg.
Why: With this Great Community Give, we celebrate the projects that make routes to school safer and bring joyous connectivity to our community.
How: You can demonstrate your support for continuing this mission, which creates safer, friendlier, and more accessible opportunities for active transportation through social and physical connections in several ways.

1. Come on out to the BBQ Backyard Bash!
2. If you have a kid, help them ask friends and family to sponsor their 3 mile laps that will go to making biking and walking safer for them. For example, a kid might be able to secure several sponsorships ranging from $10 to $100, which might total $200 per lap. Help us make this kid pedal-powered fundraiser a success.
3. Sponsor a kid! The kids will be raising money for each lap they complete.(Anonymous donations will go to kids who were not able to find sponsors.) You can add the name of the kid in the message.
4. Donate to the fund – each $25 donation sponsors a lap for the kids to ride.

Other Details:

• Donate beforehand to sponsor a kid.You can also donate in person at the event. We will have a cash/check box and a computer for online donations.
• The Watkins-Wylie family will be BBQ’ing, and will have plenty of drinks, any dishes to share are welcome.
• All funds raised through the Kids Bike-a-Thon contribute to the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition’s Great Community Give fundraiser, where amounts will be matched, doubled, and more – learn more here.

Route:

3 miles through Sunset Heights and the new, Friendly City Trail, a SVBC Connect Our School’s project.

Learn more
Join us for a women’s casual mountain bike ride at Massanutten Western Slope on Monday evenings. You do not need a parking pass (if you don’t have a pass just ask a ride leader for one when you arrive) but will need to sign an electronic waiver before the ride.

• Time: 5:30pm on Mondays
• When: April 6th-Oct 26th 2025
• Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
• Pace: Super casual, no-drop ride with regrouping spots along the way.
• Length: Typically 1-1.5 hours and we will often cover 4-6 miles.
• Ride Surface: This is a mountain bike ride so plan for dirt singletrack trails with some rock.
• Regroup Points During Ride? Yes. The Massanutten Western Slope Trails offer lots of options for regrouping and course changes depending on where and what the group wants to ride.
• Post-Ride: Bring a chair, snacks, and a beverage for socializing after if you like!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the ride coordinator(s):
Leigh Evans / 828-215-6630
Terri Sexton / 757-235-9455

Join us for a Weyers Cave Gravel Ride from Alpine Goat, a weekly ride led by Jesse Einstein every Monday evening.

Roll out at 6PM from Alpine Goat Brewery, heading out on a scenic 10-mile loop that blends paved roads with a solid serving of gravel. Expect a steady, social pace in the 12–14 mph range. This is a no-drop ride, so no one gets left behind, and regroup points are built in along the way.

Route: https://strava.app.link/6rcI1Tdyb1b
Distance: 10 or 20 miles (can join at 7P if you just want to do 10 miles)
Pace: 12–14 mph
Start Time: 6P (Mondays)
Location: Alpine Goat Brewery, Weyers Cave

Feel free to hang out and socialize at Alpine Goat after!
Questions? Contact Jesse: 5402466333

Soak up nature and friend-time on the wonderful Massanutten Western Slope trails on Wednesdays during this femme-focused trail run. Specifically, this is a welcoming space for women new to the trails, BIPOC, nonbinary, and trans women.
A parking pass is not necessary for this run (if you don’t have a pass, just ask a run leader for one when you arrive).

However, please sign an electronic waiver before the run!
Time: 5:30p EXCEPT June, July and August are at 6p!
When: Ongoing unless stated on FB/IG stories at @svbcoalitionbike (check there for weather concerns) – if there is a 40% chance of storms on weather.com during 5p-7p, we will cancel.
Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
Pace: ~12 min/miles
Length: Join for the first 3 miles, and continue on for another 3 miles with the group if you’d like!
Run Surface: We run out to the pond on double-track gravel for the first 1.5 miles; the rest is a single-track trail.
Weather/Cancellation: Look for announcements on FB and IG stories and communication channels (@svbcoalition). There will not be an organized SVBC-sponsored event in the forecast for 40% of storms or greater during the time period of 5p-7p (check Weather.com).
Regrouping: This is a community run, designed to regroup at every intersection and stick together. This is not a workout/training day! We all run together 🙂
Route: We will meet by the parking lot and loop back in 3-mile increments.
Loop 1: Boundary – Pond – Creekside
Loop 2: Homestead – Red White + Blue

Group Leaders:
Abigail Brewer
Amanda Presgraves
Anna McCoy
Ashley Welch
Caroline Prendergast

Weekly Massanutten Western Slope Dig Days are on Thursday evenings through October 15! (with a break in the summer)

No experience necessary and we supply the tools

What: Weekly Dig Days on the Western Slope

📍 WHERE: Western Slope of Massanutten. Enter through the main gate (by the horses – the next entrance down the hill from the Western Slope parking lot) and follow the “trail work” signs straight up the road.

📅 WHEN: Thursdays April – Oct 15

Why: Because trails don’t build (or maintain) themselves—and when we dig together, we build more than just great singletrack. We build community.

🙋 HOW: Sign up, bring a friend, wear work clothes, and we’ll provide the tools and good vibes. No experience is needed. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes; bring gloves if you have them.
These evenings are fun and productive and a chance to give back to the land and community that gives us so much.

What to bring: Closed toes shoes, gloves, water, long pants.

Join us every Thursday for Massanutten Western Slope
Volunteer Dig Days. Everyone is welcome, and you can follow our red trail work signs to the worksite.

Thursday Work Party Contacts
-Contact or call/text
-Karl Waizecker (540) 810-7277

RSVP by clicking –> HERE

The Big Dig Day is a volunteer trail-building event on the Western Slope of Massanutten. Volunteers will work together to build new trails and or maintain existing trails.

This is more than a volunteer day! It will be a fun, family-friendly day in the woods with friends old and new! Bonus… you can earn your annual Western Slope trail pass volunteer hours in a single day!
Prior trail experience is NOT necessary.

On-site training and instruction will allow volunteers to work safely, confidently, and effectively.

• What: A celebration of our volunteers while we work on improving the Western Slope trails.
• Where: Massanutten’s Western Slope near Keezletown
• Where do I park? Parking will be in the main parking lot or the field near the pavilion. Please be aware that there is an event going on on the same day, and we will be sharing parking.
• When: Saturday, April 25 from 11 am to 3 pm
• What to wear: Sturdy closed-toe shoes, long pants, gloves, and water!

We will get together at 11 am to go over a plan for the day and then break up into groups to work on project sites. We will have food ready at 3 pm for our post-event gathering and hangout.
We’ll grill burgers and have drinks for folks and other snacks and food.

RSVPs ARE REQUIRED. Once you’ve signed up, you will receive email notifications with details about the day, including where we will meet. We need a headcount for food/drink and to give you some thank-you gifts.

Learn more
Join us for a women’s casual mountain bike ride at Massanutten Western Slope on Monday evenings. You do not need a parking pass (if you don’t have a pass just ask a ride leader for one when you arrive) but will need to sign an electronic waiver before the ride.

• Time: 5:30pm on Mondays
• When: April 6th-Oct 26th 2025
• Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
• Pace: Super casual, no-drop ride with regrouping spots along the way.
• Length: Typically 1-1.5 hours and we will often cover 4-6 miles.
• Ride Surface: This is a mountain bike ride so plan for dirt singletrack trails with some rock.
• Regroup Points During Ride? Yes. The Massanutten Western Slope Trails offer lots of options for regrouping and course changes depending on where and what the group wants to ride.
• Post-Ride: Bring a chair, snacks, and a beverage for socializing after if you like!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the ride coordinator(s):
Leigh Evans / 828-215-6630
Terri Sexton / 757-235-9455

Join us for a Weyers Cave Gravel Ride from Alpine Goat, a weekly ride led by Jesse Einstein every Monday evening.

Roll out at 6PM from Alpine Goat Brewery, heading out on a scenic 10-mile loop that blends paved roads with a solid serving of gravel. Expect a steady, social pace in the 12–14 mph range. This is a no-drop ride, so no one gets left behind, and regroup points are built in along the way.

Route: https://strava.app.link/6rcI1Tdyb1b
Distance: 10 or 20 miles (can join at 7P if you just want to do 10 miles)
Pace: 12–14 mph
Start Time: 6P (Mondays)
Location: Alpine Goat Brewery, Weyers Cave

Feel free to hang out and socialize at Alpine Goat after!
Questions? Contact Jesse: 5402466333

Soak up nature and friend-time on the wonderful Massanutten Western Slope trails on Wednesdays during this femme-focused trail run. Specifically, this is a welcoming space for women new to the trails, BIPOC, nonbinary, and trans women.
A parking pass is not necessary for this run (if you don’t have a pass, just ask a run leader for one when you arrive).

However, please sign an electronic waiver before the run!
Time: 5:30p EXCEPT June, July and August are at 6p!
When: Ongoing unless stated on FB/IG stories at @svbcoalitionbike (check there for weather concerns) – if there is a 40% chance of storms on weather.com during 5p-7p, we will cancel.
Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
Pace: ~12 min/miles
Length: Join for the first 3 miles, and continue on for another 3 miles with the group if you’d like!
Run Surface: We run out to the pond on double-track gravel for the first 1.5 miles; the rest is a single-track trail.
Weather/Cancellation: Look for announcements on FB and IG stories and communication channels (@svbcoalition). There will not be an organized SVBC-sponsored event in the forecast for 40% of storms or greater during the time period of 5p-7p (check Weather.com).
Regrouping: This is a community run, designed to regroup at every intersection and stick together. This is not a workout/training day! We all run together 🙂
Route: We will meet by the parking lot and loop back in 3-mile increments.
Loop 1: Boundary – Pond – Creekside
Loop 2: Homestead – Red White + Blue

Group Leaders:
Abigail Brewer
Amanda Presgraves
Anna McCoy
Ashley Welch
Caroline Prendergast

Weekly Massanutten Western Slope Dig Days are on Thursday evenings through October 15! (with a break in the summer)

No experience necessary and we supply the tools

What: Weekly Dig Days on the Western Slope

📍 WHERE: Western Slope of Massanutten. Enter through the main gate (by the horses – the next entrance down the hill from the Western Slope parking lot) and follow the “trail work” signs straight up the road.

📅 WHEN: Thursdays April – Oct 15

Why: Because trails don’t build (or maintain) themselves—and when we dig together, we build more than just great singletrack. We build community.

🙋 HOW: Sign up, bring a friend, wear work clothes, and we’ll provide the tools and good vibes. No experience is needed. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes; bring gloves if you have them.
These evenings are fun and productive and a chance to give back to the land and community that gives us so much.

What to bring: Closed toes shoes, gloves, water, long pants.

Join us every Thursday for Massanutten Western Slope
Volunteer Dig Days. Everyone is welcome, and you can follow our red trail work signs to the worksite.

Thursday Work Party Contacts
-Contact or call/text
-Karl Waizecker (540) 810-7277

Learn more
Join us for a women’s casual mountain bike ride at Massanutten Western Slope on Monday evenings. You do not need a parking pass (if you don’t have a pass just ask a ride leader for one when you arrive) but will need to sign an electronic waiver before the ride.

• Time: 5:30pm on Mondays
• When: April 6th-Oct 26th 2025
• Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
• Pace: Super casual, no-drop ride with regrouping spots along the way.
• Length: Typically 1-1.5 hours and we will often cover 4-6 miles.
• Ride Surface: This is a mountain bike ride so plan for dirt singletrack trails with some rock.
• Regroup Points During Ride? Yes. The Massanutten Western Slope Trails offer lots of options for regrouping and course changes depending on where and what the group wants to ride.
• Post-Ride: Bring a chair, snacks, and a beverage for socializing after if you like!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the ride coordinator(s):
Leigh Evans / 828-215-6630
Terri Sexton / 757-235-9455

Join us for a Weyers Cave Gravel Ride from Alpine Goat, a weekly ride led by Jesse Einstein every Monday evening.

Roll out at 6PM from Alpine Goat Brewery, heading out on a scenic 10-mile loop that blends paved roads with a solid serving of gravel. Expect a steady, social pace in the 12–14 mph range. This is a no-drop ride, so no one gets left behind, and regroup points are built in along the way.

Route: https://strava.app.link/6rcI1Tdyb1b
Distance: 10 or 20 miles (can join at 7P if you just want to do 10 miles)
Pace: 12–14 mph
Start Time: 6P (Mondays)
Location: Alpine Goat Brewery, Weyers Cave

Feel free to hang out and socialize at Alpine Goat after!
Questions? Contact Jesse: 5402466333

Soak up nature and friend-time on the wonderful Massanutten Western Slope trails on Wednesdays during this femme-focused trail run. Specifically, this is a welcoming space for women new to the trails, BIPOC, nonbinary, and trans women.
A parking pass is not necessary for this run (if you don’t have a pass, just ask a run leader for one when you arrive).

However, please sign an electronic waiver before the run!
Time: 5:30p EXCEPT June, July and August are at 6p!
When: Ongoing unless stated on FB/IG stories at @svbcoalitionbike (check there for weather concerns) – if there is a 40% chance of storms on weather.com during 5p-7p, we will cancel.
Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
Pace: ~12 min/miles
Length: Join for the first 3 miles, and continue on for another 3 miles with the group if you’d like!
Run Surface: We run out to the pond on double-track gravel for the first 1.5 miles; the rest is a single-track trail.
Weather/Cancellation: Look for announcements on FB and IG stories and communication channels (@svbcoalition). There will not be an organized SVBC-sponsored event in the forecast for 40% of storms or greater during the time period of 5p-7p (check Weather.com).
Regrouping: This is a community run, designed to regroup at every intersection and stick together. This is not a workout/training day! We all run together 🙂
Route: We will meet by the parking lot and loop back in 3-mile increments.
Loop 1: Boundary – Pond – Creekside
Loop 2: Homestead – Red White + Blue

Group Leaders:
Abigail Brewer
Amanda Presgraves
Anna McCoy
Ashley Welch
Caroline Prendergast

Weekly Massanutten Western Slope Dig Days are on Thursday evenings through October 15! (with a break in the summer)

No experience necessary and we supply the tools

What: Weekly Dig Days on the Western Slope

📍 WHERE: Western Slope of Massanutten. Enter through the main gate (by the horses – the next entrance down the hill from the Western Slope parking lot) and follow the “trail work” signs straight up the road.

📅 WHEN: Thursdays April – Oct 15

Why: Because trails don’t build (or maintain) themselves—and when we dig together, we build more than just great singletrack. We build community.

🙋 HOW: Sign up, bring a friend, wear work clothes, and we’ll provide the tools and good vibes. No experience is needed. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes; bring gloves if you have them.
These evenings are fun and productive and a chance to give back to the land and community that gives us so much.

What to bring: Closed toes shoes, gloves, water, long pants.

Join us every Thursday for Massanutten Western Slope
Volunteer Dig Days. Everyone is welcome, and you can follow our red trail work signs to the worksite.

Thursday Work Party Contacts
-Contact or call/text
-Karl Waizecker (540) 810-7277

Learn more
Join us for a women’s casual mountain bike ride at Massanutten Western Slope on Monday evenings. You do not need a parking pass (if you don’t have a pass just ask a ride leader for one when you arrive) but will need to sign an electronic waiver before the ride.

• Time: 5:30pm on Mondays
• When: April 6th-Oct 26th 2025
• Location: Meet at Massanutten Western Slope Parking Lot
• Pace: Super casual, no-drop ride with regrouping spots along the way.
• Length: Typically 1-1.5 hours and we will often cover 4-6 miles.
• Ride Surface: This is a mountain bike ride so plan for dirt singletrack trails with some rock.
• Regroup Points During Ride? Yes. The Massanutten Western Slope Trails offer lots of options for regrouping and course changes depending on where and what the group wants to ride.
• Post-Ride: Bring a chair, snacks, and a beverage for socializing after if you like!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the ride coordinator(s):
Leigh Evans / 828-215-6630
Terri Sexton / 757-235-9455

Join us for a Weyers Cave Gravel Ride from Alpine Goat, a weekly ride led by Jesse Einstein every Monday evening.

Roll out at 6PM from Alpine Goat Brewery, heading out on a scenic 10-mile loop that blends paved roads with a solid serving of gravel. Expect a steady, social pace in the 12–14 mph range. This is a no-drop ride, so no one gets left behind, and regroup points are built in along the way.

Route: https://strava.app.link/6rcI1Tdyb1b
Distance: 10 or 20 miles (can join at 7P if you just want to do 10 miles)
Pace: 12–14 mph
Start Time: 6P (Mondays)
Location: Alpine Goat Brewery, Weyers Cave

Feel free to hang out and socialize at Alpine Goat after!
Questions? Contact Jesse: 5402466333