CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The Carrabassett Region New England Mount Bike Association (NEMBA) is teaming up with Maine Huts & Trails to present a NEMBA TrailFest for June 8 and 9. This TrailFest will help create new single track mountain biking trails, which, when combined with existing trails at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center in Carrabassett Valley will make the western mountains of Maine a must-do for mountain bikers of all ages and abilities.
“This is a significant undertaking for Maine Huts & Trails and the first major mountain bike specific trail project that we have undertaken, and we are thrilled to be working with Carrabassett Region NEMBA as they host their first-ever NEMBA TrailFest,” said Charlie Woodworth, executive director for Maine Huts & Trails. “With these new tracks, a stay our huts, more specifically Poplar and Stratton Brook will be an ideal base for biking for all ages and abilities.”
Volunteers at this event will be breaking ground on a new single-track trail that will connect the town’s Narrow Gauge rail trail and the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center to the Stratton Brook Hut, Maine Huts & Trails’ newest hut. Hardy Avery of Sustainable Trail Works will be designing and pin flagging the trail in May.
Volunteers who participate in the trail work will receive free lodging at Stratton Brook Hut on Friday and Saturday nights, June 7 and 8. Meals at Stratton Brook, starting with dinner on Friday evening through lunch on Sunday will also be included and free of cost to volunteers. Beverages and beer will also be provided by Geary’s Brewing Company.
Itinerary: Friday, June 7: Volunteers are invited to bike up to the Stratton Brook Hut for dinner, lodging and entertainment.
Saturday, June 8: Breakfast served at 7:30 am at Stratton Brook, followed by trail work from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm (lunch served on the trail), then back to the hut for a ride at 3:30 pm, followed by dinner and entertainment by the camp fire at 7 pm.
Sunday, June 9: Breakfast served at 8 am, trail work from 9 am – 1 pm, the back to the hut for a ride and lunch.
Cost: Cost to participate is free. Space is limited and advance RSVP is required.
To RSVP, please contact David Hughes of Carrabassett Region NEMBA at (207) 745-4378 or via email at dhughes@carrabassett.NEMBA.org.
For more information please visit www.carrabassett.nemba.org or www.mainehuts.org.
