Our Saturday training sessions for Juniors are often a chance to make a simple workout into a more elaborate affair. This past weekend we combined what was originally a combination rollerski/run into a day of travelling down beautiful roads and then working on some trails of our own.
On the small mountain behind the Burt’s and Richer’s neighborhood is a network of homemade trails for mountain biking and trail running. After our very sunny rollerski out toward Hinesburg and back from town, our crew gathered up some tools and headed into the woods to dig, smooth, and rake a new section of trail.
Headed up to the woods, tools in hand
Under Steve’s guidance we carried large rocks to make a cliffside turn, scraped away debris and leaves to pack a smooth surface, and benched out hillside into a rideable section of trail. Nothing makes you appreciate the work of trail builders like spending over an hour crafting a portion of trail with 7 people that takes about 8 seconds to ride!
Birthday shredder Aidan tests out the work
Trail crew embracing the dirt
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