Generous Equipment Donation to JORBA in Memorial of Don Sisto
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Don Sisto passed away tragically on Sept. 7, 2020. He was many things to many people: father, husband, brother, friend, businessman, mountain biker, road cyclist, skier, hockey player, golfer, gardener among a myriad of other things. One of the things that was very close to his heart was cycling, specifically mountain biking. It was one…
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Nine JORBA Members Complete Chainsaw Training on 10/26/2024-10/27/2024
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Over the course of two days, nine JORBA members met with two instructors from from Mountain View Trail Services at the local firehouse in Mine Hill, NJ (Dickerson Mine) to learn about using chainsaws in a safe and responsible manner to build/maintain multi use trails right here in New Jersey. These newly minted sawyers will…
9/22/2024 JORBA Fest 2024 (aka The NJ Mountain Bike Festival)
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Guided rides + Clinics + Food + Camping + Mountain Bike Community + Awesome Vendors + Demo Bikes = FUN Welcome to the NJ Mountain Bike Festival, or as we often refer to it – JORBA Fest! This annual fundraiser for JORBA allows us to continue to be your advocate for better trails and more…
Sign Up for Upcoming Clayton Park Trail Maintenance Dates
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We have a few dates scheduled with Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) for Trail Maintenance at Clayton Park. Please let us know if you’ll be attending with the RSVP form at the bottom of this page. We typically park at the main entrance located at 161 Emleys Hill Road, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514. It’s important…
JORBA/NICA Film Premiere 9/13/2024 “Anytime” by Red Bull Media House & Anthill Films
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The film ANYTIME follows the collective ambitions of fifteen of the world’s best male and female freeride mountain bikers across forests, deserts, cities, and high-alpine peaks, as they attempt to define the frontiers of their sport. It is a breathtaking and inspiring film that will thrill anyone who has every sat in a saddle. Jersey…
Clayton Park Trail Maintenance – Wed, Sept 4th, 5:30PM
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Come join us for Trail Maintenance this coming Wednesday, September 4th. We’ll park at the main entrance located at 161 Emleys Hill Road, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514, and start promptly at 5:30 PM (finishing up around 7:30 PM). If you haven’t signed a JORBA release for 2024: Please Click Here to do so Clayton Park…
Clayton Trail Maintenance – Wed, Aug 21st
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Come join us for Trail Maintenance this coming Wednesday, August 21st. We’ll park at the main entrance located at 161 Emleys Hill Road, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514, and start promptly at 5:30 PM (finishing up around 7:30 PM). We’ll be hiking in and splitting into multiple groups, so bikes aren’t required. Bring boots, gloves, water,…
Mercer County Park Trail Maintenance 8/17/2024
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Hi Folks, Mercer TM is scheduled for Saturday, 8/17/24Come on out and help maintain the trails you love to ride! Brush Hog and trail margin clearing for the Blue North trails. (North of the power lines) The section we did not get to last month. We will assemble at the East Picnic Area lot @9:00AM. See…
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New JORBA Chapters Established
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JORBA is excited to announce that we have added 6 new chapters! In Monmouth County, new chapters have been established for Clayton, Perrineville and Hartshorne/Huber park systems. These will be headed up by Matt De Felice (Clayton), Brett Palumbo & Chris Brawley (Perrineville) and Don Bunnell (Hartshorne/Huber). The Allamuchy JORBA Chapter has been divided into 3 chapters to better…
Sterling Forest Trail Work
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PMTBA has 2 opportunities to give some TLC to the premier trail system in the Southern Tier of NY. Come put in some sweat equity on 8/4 or 8/11 and help perform some routine maintenance on sections of the trail. You can sign-up at this link. Busy this summer? You can help PMTBA build new…
Wawayanda SP Trail Maintenance Day on 7/28/2024
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Black Bear Cycling/JORBA are planning to host a Trail Maintenance Day on 7/28/2024 in collaboration with MEVO (Mahwah Environmental Volunteer Organization) and NYNJTC. We will work on trimming back Hofferlin and Plymouth (and possibly Black Eagle) along with some water remediation and rock armoring some wet sections. Perhaps also replace some broken/missing boards on a…
Perrineville Trail Day Wednesday 7/31 9a-12p
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Perrineville Trail Day Wednesday 7/31 9a-12p Wear work boots, gloves, bring water. Please reach out to Chris Brawley if you are coming, In the event we park at a different lot or need to cancel due to weather. Chris.brawley@monmouthcountyparks.com Park at 95 Pine Hill Rd Millstone Township Contact us Perrineville@jorba.org
Perrineville Trail Day 7/19
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7/19 9a-12p Perrineville Trail Day Wear work boots, gloves, bring water. Please reach out to Chris Brawley if you are coming, in the event we park at a different lot or need to cancel due to weather. Chris.brawley@monmouthcountyparks.com Park at 95 Pine Hill Rd Millstone Township Contact us Perrineville@jorba.org
Sterling Forest Trailwork 7/21/2024
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It may be too hot to ride, but it’s never too hot to dig.Please come out and help us move dirt and rocks to make more trails this Sunday, July 21st. Volunteer 7/21/2024CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.Can’t make it this Sunday?Click on the day below to sign up for Sterling Forest Trailwork: Volunteer – Build Trails
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Allamuchy Mountain State Park Chapter Lead Resigns
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After many years of service, Marc Perez has decided to resign as Chapter Leader for Allamuchy Mountain State Park. JORBA thanks Mark for his many years of service. He has made a massive difference at AMSP and enabled many riders to enjoy many miles and smiles. We wish Marc all the best for the future…
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9/22/2024 – JORBA Fest 2024 (aka The NJ Mountain Bike Festival)
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Welcome to the NJ Mountain Bike Festival, or as we often refer to it – JORBA Fest! This annual fundraiser for JORBA allows us to continue to be your advocate for better trails and more trail access throughout New Jersey. It’s also a great opportunity to gather with like-minded people, ride some of the awesome…
Sterling Trail Work-6/29
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Get Dirty! Regular maintenance of existing trails is critical in ensuring the riding experience remains top-notch for all ability levels. If you have ridden Sterling in the past year, you know that Munsee Eagle, aka Palisade 18 on Trailforks (the trail near the powerlines) is in bad shape. We will be spending a lot of…
Coffee For Trails
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It Starts with a Sip Palisades MTB Association has partnered with local Ringwood NJ roaster, Wisecrack Roasting, to raise money for an additional ~2.5mi of trails in Sterling Forest located in Tuxedo, NY. Sterling presents a unique challenge in building trails as much of the landscape is covered with very large heavy boulders, making building…
Trail Day at Allaire July 7Th
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We will be out July the 7Th for a TM session. As always we meet at 8 AM at the hospital road lot. We normally go out for a bit head back to the lot around noon for a bagel. This month we are going to work on a wet spot plus do some trimming…
Lewis Morris Build & Ride 9.28.24
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When: Saturday September 28th @ 830-12pm. Grab some lunch and ride! Where: Lewis Morris – Park here What: Finishing the white trail extension and working on some new stuff Food: Jorba will provide lunch, please RSVP to ensure we have enough food and not be wasteful.
June Allaire Trail Day
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Hey every body we will out Sunday June 2nd We meet at 8 AM in the hospital road lot go out until around 11:30 then head back for some bagels We have tools just bring bug spray water and your bike stuff for the after ride. Hope to see you there
Lewis Morris Build & Ride Sept 28
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Saturday September 28th 8:30am to 12. Lunch and Ride! Build & Ride’s are back! Come join us Saturday Sept 28th at Lewis Morris Park at 8:30am. The plan is to work on trails until 12pm, grab some lunch, then ride. All for free! If you haven’t been to Lewmo in a while, things have changed!…
Allaire May TM day Sunday May 19
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We will be out next Sunday 5/19 we meet the hospital road lot. at 8:00 Park here 2271 Hospital Rd, Wall Township, NJ 07727 We will be work on some of the water management features that will need updating. We go out for a few hours then head back around 11:30 – 12:00 for bagels….