Dakine Builders Pack

We'd like to thank Dakine for supplying us with a new Builders Pack this spring. This is an awesome trail bulding tool that has made it possible for us to do trail work without having to carry a power saw by hand over long distances to so, it also gives us the ability to carry trail building supplies and tools that make it possible for one person to carry everything they need. Work like removing trees off our trails and building bridges has been made much easier and efficient .
Check out his pack as well as their other products at Dakine.com .

Features

• Expandable chainsaw pocket
• Quick access lopper sleeve
• Roll up nail bag
• First Aid case
• Fuel bottle pocket
• Water bottle pocket
• Multiple storage pockets
• Adjustable padded waist belt
• Internal hydration sleeve
• Rescue whistle

New Bridge constructed  with the help of the builders pack.

Spring 2012

Once again biking season is upon us and its time to get out and ride.

The snow left early this year, but stayed very wet. This was bad for an early start to the biking season but it gave us an opportunity to get a large amount of trail work done before riding season started. There has been major repairs done to 3 of the trails, most trails have been cleared of debris and many of the trails have been raked. Thanks to everyone that came out to help.

 We will now have access to a backpack style leaf blower to clean debris and remove leaves from the rest of the trails, this combined with the trail work already done will leave the trails in the best shape they have been in years. Lets hope mother nature cooperates and doesn't give us another wet summer.

The map is still in the works and will be completed this summer, as well as more signage put in place.

Membership fees are due (still only $20), please make arrangements to pay this asap so the HMBA can continue the work on the trail system.

With spring here and the snow melting its time to dust of the bikes, clean up the trails and get ready for another riding season.

We've had a great winter and the trails are in good shape from what we've seen while snowshoeing, but they need walked again when the snow is gone so they will be ready for spring. We will have a trail cleanup day as soon as possible so we can get out riding as soon as the trails dry.

A few of the older trails in the lower quarries haven't had alot of maintenance in the past few years and are in need of repair due to downed trees and wash outs. We've been talking about repairing theses trails if there is interest, this will give us more options for riding and since these trails don't have as many hills they make great trails for newer and younger riders to start in the sport.

New signage

As your out in the trails in Hillsborough you'll notice the new signs that we have just put up over the last couple weeks. These signs were put up in response to the increased presence of motorcycles and ATVs on the the hiking/biking trails, which has caused a serious safety concern to everyone using the trail system. In the future there will be more signs put up as well as one of the wider trails will be blocked off to ATV traffic. Hopefully this will make the trails more enjoyable and safer for everybody.

Please help out if you see anyone riding dirt bikes on trails with the "no dirt bike" signs or tampering with the signage by getting a picture or a licence plate number and let the village office or us know.

Thanks

The trails are in good shape in spite of the amount of rain we have received in the last few months, although because of the rain it seems the trees and weeds on the side of the trails have started to cover the them over in the open areas and we will be trying to clear this up as time permits. Fallen trees still seem to be a problem and because of the time it takes for tree removal it has hampered our efforts to work on some of the older trails and clean them up and make them enjoyable and safe to ride again.

Everyone will be happy to know that the WRRA map has been started and the first draft is being gone over so the missed trails can be added, some of the trails that need work to be ridden safely will not be put on as usable trails until they are fixed. We are still thinking of ways to name/number the trail system and classify the trails for difficulty, signage will be a challege but once the map is finished it will be much easier to complete this task.

Finally after a long wet spring the trails are ready to ride again.

We have had a couple clean up days as well as a build day in which we replaced a bridge that had been washed out during the spring thaw. The trails were littered with trees and branches this spring from the high winds we received over the last few months, but lucky most have been removed including the large trees blown down recently.

For those who have never experienced Moncton Ride Guide (MRG) it is a web site that has been used by local riders for the past years to plan and organize events in a forum setting, unfortunately the site crashed while being worked on and MRG disappeared a couple months ago. Greg, a member of the HMBA and a long time MRG user has decided to bring back MRG and return it to it's former glory so that local riders will have a place to use once again to plan their activities and chat. The site includes forums for biking, winter sports, random posts and a new buy/sell section.

We hope everyone will check it out and sign up to once again make MRG the place "Where all great rides begin".

http://monctonrideguide.ca/