Sourland Mountain Preserve Park Report 2021
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2021 was a slower than normal year for trail work at the Sourlands due to the on-going pandemic, but also because all of the good sustainable work put in during prior years. The big project this year was a complete re-blazing of all the trails within the park. JORBA was not involved in this process…
Hell Mountain Preserve, Tewksbury
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Update May 9, 2022 the project is dead, too much resistance from local equestrians. We are exploring the idea of building new trails and upgrading the existing trails in Hell Mountain Preserve.
New Bridgewater Twp. Park Optimized for MTB
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Bridgewater’s new park to be developed with pro trail builders, JORBA providing ongoing maintenance.
Essex County Chapter
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JORBA has established a new chapter to advocate for mountain biking in Essex County. Gene Sackman will lead efforts for legal MTB access. Please visit our Essex County Chapter Page for updates and add your name to our Essex County Mailing list.
Please complete Bike Passaic County Questionnaire by January 31, 2022.
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Fill out the questionnaire Bike Passaic County questionnaire is closing on January 31, 2022 (Monday). Please share the questionnaire link or the graphic below with your friends, family, coworkers! Your input is critical as we identify what is working and the gaps in the existing bicycle network and develop recommendations for improving bicycling in Passaic County.
Join the BIKEPassaicCounty’s Public Meeting: 12/8 (Wed) at 6pm
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The first public meeting for Passaic County’s first Bicycle Master Plan will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 6:00-7:30pm on Zoom. You can access the Zoom webinar link at publicinput.com/bikepassaiccounty
Upcoming Trail Work for Mercer County Park
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Saturday November 20, 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. Saturday December 18, 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. We meet at 9 am at the marina and go thru noon. We are going to try to get some of the wet spots on the blue trail fixed by adding some soil and stones to the wet areas raising the…
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COMPLETE STREETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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Sustainable Jersey, the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and Together North Jersey are offering free technical assistance to support implementation of complete streets at the municipal level. Complete streets are streets designed for all users, all modes of transportation and all ability levels. They balance the needs of drivers,…
NJ will fund Essex-Hudson Trail
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In case you haven’t seen the news yet: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/essex/montclair/2021/11/12/essex-hudson-bike-walk-trail-montclair-jersey-city-nj/6390837001/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtk0eH0_YHE https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1459154256754270210 Please make sure you comment, share, tweet, and @ Gov Murphy letting him know how wonderful this is!
MCPC Tourne Volunteer Trail Build 8/21/2021
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In order to help with the new trail build at Tourne, Amy Lutsko of the Morris County Park Commission (MCPC) is organizing a monthly community trail build event through Sept. This is open to everyone ages 16+ and no experience is necessary. Amy will be there to provide guidance and training. The next one will…
NEW Trail Approval in Sterling Forest State Park
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JORBA Chapter Palisades MTB now has approval to help build 5 miles of new trail in Sterling Forest State Park. PMTB will contract with Tahawus, a professional trail-building company, to speed construction of the new mountain bike optimized trail. This project will also require volunteers and additional funding to see it through to fruition. If you are interested…
Lewis Morris Green Trail Reroute
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The trail reroute for the green trail from Doe Meadow parking lot to Sunrise Lake parking lot will be opened this weekend.
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Somerset County Volunteer Park Patrol Schedule
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Somerset County Parks is running it’s volunteer park patrol at Sourlands and Washington Valley.
Lewis Morris Trail Work
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Morris County Parks and NY-NJ Trail Conference is ready for volunteers this Saturday (19th) and Sunday (20th). Volunteers should be prepared with plenty of water, lunch/snacks, sturdy pants, closed toed shoes, and rain gear. We will provide PPE and tools. To sign up, volunteers can email morrisco@nynjtc.org.
Lewis Morris Trail Work
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The Americorp group will be working on the Green trail reroute this Thursday thru Sunday 8:30-5. They meet at the Doe Meadow parking area at Lewis Morris. If anyone is interested in helping please wear sturdy shoes, bring your own water, food and digging tools. Tools can be provided if we know how many people…
Comment for Public Access Trails Connecting Sterling and Ringwood
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The Watchtower is building a A/V production facility adjacent to Sterling Forest and Ringwood State Park. Let them know you want multi-use public access trails. The property, along Sterling Mine Road, is a potential keystone connecting Ringwood State Park, in NJ, Sterling Forest State Park in NY and Sloatsburg, NY Multi-use Public Access Trails In…
MTB Survey for Moores Station Quarry
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Mercer County presented the draft master plan for the Quarry at Baldpate and mountain bikers were the #1 user group to respond. The community came through, BIG TIME and the “Adventure Sports” plan was voted for 2 to 1 over the other two options. Thank you! After reviewing the presentation, you will notice examples of a BIKE PARK. …
NEW JERSEY ACTION ALERT: Support the Essex-Hudson Greenway Project!
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A once-in-a-generation opportunity exists to create a nearly nine-mile long linear park and multi-use trail corridor following the abandoned “Old Boonton” rail line between Jersey City and Montclair. When complete, the Essex-Hudson Greenway is expected to create more than 135 acres of new green space and improve options for active transportation and recreation in Northern…
Mercer County Park Volunteer Trail Work 5-15-21
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This Saturday we will be meeting on the north side of the lake in the rowing center’s parking lot @ 9am and will continue to work on the blue trail along the farmers field next to south post and conover rd Please RSVP so we know what to bring as far as tools go I will have documents to…
New South Jersey Trail at Seaview
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Working with the Atlantic County Parks Commission and Galloway Township Committee, JORBA’s Atlantic Chapter was able to obtain approval for this new 4.7 mile “Nucleus” trail at center of the “Seaview Trails” tract. Work continues as they sculpt the trails to improve flow and fun factor. With the addition of this new trail, riders can now…
