Ionia Trail Day
Please join us for a volunteer trail day at Ionia State Rec Area. We will be completing some general cleanup and trimming. Bring water, work gloves, boots, and bug spray. Please bring your tools! See you there.
Please join us for a volunteer trail day at Ionia State Rec Area. We will be completing some general cleanup and trimming. Bring water, work gloves, boots, and bug spray. Please bring your tools! See you there.
Please join us for a volunteer trail work day at Merrell Trail on July 6th at 9am. We will meet at the Belmont lot at 9. Please bring water, work boots, gloves and bug spray. Tools, pizza and pop provided. Kids welcome!
Please join us for a volunteer trail work day at Merrell Trail on May 18th at 9am. We will meet at the Premier lot at 9. Please bring water, work boots, gloves and bug spray. Tools, pizza and pop provided. Kids welcome!
Join us on Thursday, May 16th for a super fun MTB day! Our friends at UpCycle will be teaching some basic bike maintenance and gear safety checks at 5:30p. At 6p we'll embark on a WMMBA led group ride, with guides available for all skill levels. We'll wrap up after our ride with pizza and soda, courtesy of Rockford Bike Shop.
No fee. All ages. RSVP to trails@wmmba.org and/or here on this Facebook event. We look forward to hanging out with you all!
More details to come! Join us on this volunteer trail work day to provide Richmond Park Trail with some maintenance.
Please join us for a volunteer trail day at the Fred Bunn Multi-Use Trails at Manhattan Park. We will be doing some general cleanup and trimming. Bring water, work gloves, boots, and bug spray. Kids are welcome and tools will be provided. See you there!
Start the MTB season off right by joining us on April 27th, 2024 for the 34th annual Yankee Springs Time Trial, the longest running mountain bike race in Michigan. As one of the largest time trial races in the Midwest, the event regularly draws over 750 participants who are looking to challenge themselves on some of the most advanced and well maintained single track in the state.
The courses are challenging and fun for all, from kids to elite racers. We have free strider and kids races ranging from 0.5 miles to 2.0 miles in length and registered races ranging from 8 miles for beginners to 22 miles for expert and elite. There is something for everyone.
The Deep Lake trail is 95% single track, but affords enough passing room for courteous racing. With participants going off every 10 seconds there is plenty of space between riders, so... it's you against the trail.
The Yankee Springs Time Trial is an all volunteer run, West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance (WMMBA) benefit event. All proceeds go directly towards maintaining and building the many wonderful trails right here in Western Michigan. For more information, visit the WMMBA (www.wmmba.org) web site.
Register to race and get all the race day details at www.YankeeSpringsTT.org.
Grab your race packet for the Yankee Springs Time Trial at Creston Brewery on Thursday, April 25th, just a few days before the event! Stay for a bit to hangout with the WMMBA board as well. See you there!
Join us on this volunteer trail work day to accomplish some general trail cleanup and maintenance at GR bike Park with Friends of GR Parks. April 10th, 4p to dusk. Kids are welcome! Bring water, boots and gloves. Tools will be provided, but bring a shovel and a wheelbarrow if you have them! Tacos at El Cunado afterwards.
More details to come! Join us on this volunteer trail work day to accomplish some trail maintenance. Prep for the Yankee Springs Time Trial, woop woop! Bring your tools. Loppers, rakes, buckets, etc. Bring work gloves, boots, and water as well. We'll supply the pizza.
Hello MTB family, please join us on April 6th from 9am-noon for a volunteer trail day to complete some general maintenance at Wahlfield. Bring water, work gloves and tools if you have them. Everyone is welcome. Pizza Provided.
The WMMBA crew will be on site promoting the YSTT, signing up new members and available to talk trails.
The WMMBA crew will be hanging out at Rockford Bike Shop answering Member-Submitted Questions. BYOB.
We're pleased to invite our membership and West Michigan Mountain Bikers to our 2024 Annual Membership meeting, being held at Creston Brewery (upstairs) on Wednesday, February 28th. Doors open at 6pm, we'll give a brief presentation at 6:30pm and socialize from 7p-8p.
There will be beer available for purchase and a Taco Bar available for $20. We need to provide an accurate head count for the taco bar beforehand so be on the lookout for a taco bar "RSVP" of sorts, and/or a poll in this event page.
We look forward to seeing all of you there.
WMMBA and Friends of Grand Rapids Parks are extremely excited to announce an "Explore Your Parks" event: Rage at Richmond Bike Festival! Coming up on October 28th, 2023 at 8am there will be a spooky themed festival at Richmond, complete with food trucks, beer tent, costume contest, giveaways, pumpkin carving, multiple race events and more. This is an all ages event that will be a blast for the whole family!
There are numerous sponsors we'd like to thank for taking part:
Auto Owners Insurance
The Garage Bar & Grill
GR Outside
GRPS
Labatt Blue
Liquid Death
Mobile GR
GR Office of Equity and Engagement
GR Office of Special Events
PREMIER
Read GR
Seeds of Promise
Terra Firma
Tito's Handmade Vodka
West Side Beer
Thank you for all of your support!
We'll see you on October 28th, don't forget to wear your best costume!
Trail Ride.
Fun Hangout.
Join us with this awesome local MTB social group for a group ride at Luton Park.
Main Trailhead: 5950 10 Mile Rd NE, Rockford, MI 49341
5:45PM Wheels Roll
AFTER: POST RIDE HANGS
It’s that time of year again! CSGA closes to bikers on September 15th.
Let’s end the season the right way with our annual end of the season ride and hangout. Come ride and stick around afterwards to talk about West Michigan trails with the board. September 14th @ 6pm. Main Trailhead. Bring a chair and some questions!
Trail Ride.
Fun Hangout.
HOTDOGS.
Learn more about REMAX Social Exciting Trail Projects AND WMMBA
Volunteer Opportunities.
New Committees forming now!
Merrell Trail Belmont Trailhead, Thursday August 24th.
8320 Belmont Ave NE
Rockford, MI.
6:10PM Wheels Roll
7:30PM POST RIDE HANGS
Join Brian Davis and Timmie Thompson at Cannonsburg State Game Area this Thursday for a WMMBA group ride! We'll do a lap and a half at a party pace, with the first lap showing folks how to bypass section 2 and bopping back in at section 3. Come hangout!
Come hangout with us on Tuesday the 27th at Cannonsburg Ski Area for Taco Tuesday! We'll have a tent set up and might just have a few goodies to give away. Take a ride through the trail, grab a beverage and ask some questions about your favorite trails.
Join us out at GR Bike Park for a volunteer trail day to get some work done! We’ll kick things off at 10am. We’ll supply tools, but be sure to bring gloves, work boots and water. See you there!
Please fill out this waiver if you plan to attend: https://forms.gle/2hNLo1rb4ogkEW9e9
Join us out at Cannonsburg Ski Area for a volunteer trail day to get some work done! We’ll kick things off at 9am. We’ll supply tools, but be sure to bring gloves, work boots and water. See you there!
Please fill out this waiver if you plan to attend: https://forms.gle/7fZ9idXRceykkXFk6
Join us for a volunteer trail work day at Richmond Park! We're excited to put in some work here. Please park in the main parking lot and meet at the shelter alongside the pond. All tools provided, just bring boots, gloves and water. If you plan to attend please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/AEgnQZSsAPmJDzwa6
See you there!
The Yankee Springs Time Trial is coming up soon! April 29th is right around the corner. Join us at Yankee Springs trail on Saturday, April 8th from 9am to noon to get some trail work done and prep for the race. Make sure you fill out the trail volunteer waiver prior to the trail day!
Waiver is here: https://forms.gle/6pzr68S56BKpou2BA
Good People: We are having our 1st Trail Day of 2023 on Saturday April 1st, from 9:30 to 12:30.
We will be doing a reroute on the Fall of Utah and improving the bench cut along Mill Creek on Swimming Holes. We will meet up at the parking lot, get the safety brief, grab tools from the WMMBA tool trailer and then hike out. We’ll be using rhinos, dirt shovels, tampers, rakes, and Pulaskis as we cut in the new trail and make improvements. If you have your favorite dirt shovel or rhino, bring it along, but we’ll have tools available. And don’t worry if you haven’t ever done trail work before, we’ll train you up, and there is something for all skill sets. It’s a good time and a great way to make friends and give back. You’ll want to have work/hiking boots, work gloves, and bring your own water. The restrooms are not open yet so plan accordingly. Because we are working in close quarters with sharp tools, this is not a good one to bring the little shredders to. Pizza and fizzy beverages when we get done courtesy of the WMMBA. So, get it on your calendar! Come on out and get yourself some Trail Karma. And don’t forget to sign the waiver, because every time you sign a waiver, an Angel gets its wings
Waiver is here: https://forms.gle/WVSsSYtQrbWgVmLx9
Join us at Creston Brewery on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 for our Annual Member Meeting! We’ll be discussing upcoming trail work, giving updates on new projects, answering your questions, and completing the board election. All WMMBA Allies are encouraged to attend and will receive one drink ticket. Food and beverages will be available for purchase (Taco bar, YES!). Non-Allies are welcome to join although not eligible to cast a vote in the board election. Doors open at 6:00 with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm and wrapping up at 9:00 pm. We hope to see you all there!
Race #5 of the D&D Bicycles 2022 MiSCA Race Series.
MERRELL TRAIL | ROCKFORD, MI
Friday, 4PM - Sunday, 5PM. The chain at the 10 mile TrailHead (gravel lot) will go up at 4pm on Friday, October 7th. The Premier Park Trailhead is the start/finish for the race.
There will be over 800 MiSCA racers and their families attending (Go Coyotes!). Thanks for helping us keep the trail clear for our young mountain bikers.
MiSCA:
These are student-only races for Elementary, Middle, and High School-ages. No team, no problem – students can participate as individuals. To be eligible to race, students must be registered in MiSCA's online system. Additionally, the rider will register for the races they plan to participate in.
- Please apply for financial assistance if price is a concern www.miscabike.org/scholarship
- Registration opens Spring 2022
- New for 2022, elementary riders will race on Saturday afternoons and older riders will race on Sundays (start times to be announced).
Trail maintained by West Michigan Mountain Bike Alliance (WMMBA) www.wmmba.org
Time to put some work in at Merrell! We'll be starting at 11am on Sunday, October 2nd at the Premier Park Trailhead by the shed. Be sure to bring water, work boots and gloves. Hope to see you there.
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5UNnaY1scjCE0_h5qdZivITAMOYSw-jPeeCg0xGaQ8P2AxQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1CH0caoY98jRWsK1GNMVZyBCrvYphUxy8CMLCDBwKxOvZ21TTSUZ8ReZc
Come ride CSGA with WMMBA before it closes for the season. We'll kick off the ride around 6pm and hangout at the trailhead afterwards for beers, snacks and to answer all of our members' questions! Should be a good time.
On July 9th we will be kicking off the re-opening of one of West Michigan’s most loved trails: Merrell. With improved flow, bigger and better berms, added technical features, greater accessibility and a full re-surfacing of the trail, we know it’s going to be a hotspot for locals and tourists alike this summer. Join us for demos, group rides, food and prizes. Meeting at the Premier Park Trailhead.
Massive thank you to TrailSense for bringing their trail-building expertise to Merrell and to every volunteer that dedicated their time to making this amazing trail even better. Let’s do this.
The course is challenging and fun for all, from beginners to elite. The 11+ miles of trail is 95% single track, but affords enough passing room for courteous racing. With participants going off every 10 seconds there is plenty of space between riders, so... it's you against the trail.
The Yankee Springs Time Trial is an all volunteer run, West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance (WMMBA) benefit event. All proceeds go directly towards maintaining and building the many wonderful trails right here in Western Michigan.
Visit https://yankeespringstt.org for more info.
Register to race here: https://www.bikereg.com/yankee-springs-time-trial-2022-wmmba-benefit-race?fbclid=IwAR3u2RK9LyVlyPrpoS5qC1Za1fOLgyED4ehElL11cQpknLWl9WI3dW_ys70
RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/2JWbbLJiX16jbUhU6
We invite all WMMBA Allies to join us on March 15th at Creston Brewery for our Annual Member Meeting!
This will be an awesome opportunity to share trail plans with you, meet new board members, answer your questions and hang out.
We'll be providing 1 drink ticket to every WMMBA member. There will be a cash bar and food available!