Groveland Trail Heads Mountain Biking Club

Didn’t intend to ignore our website but things got a little busy. We are now a Chapter of IMBA!!!! IMBA will be a lot of help in so many ways as we move forward with our membership and with the Forest Service on our trail network project. The restoration of the damaged areas of the Stanislaus National Forest is a priority obviously.

There’s a project I’m working on with Jerry Baker who owns Camp Tuolumne Trails and I’m pretty excited about it. The fire aftermath exposed an old creek bed on their property and I’m clearing it out as we will eventually put in some trails, wheelchair accessible, along the side of the creek. This is a volunteer project and it’s what the Groveland Trail Heads are all about…helping our community. I’ve been using two handy hand tools I bought from Yosemite Adventure Supplies here in Groveland, thanks Kristy!

Camp Tuolumne Trails is a very special place and getting to know Jerry and John, the grounds keeper, has been a pleasure. They are all about giving back. They have “camps” for handicapped/disabled kids as well as other events. Check out their FB page and/or google them. Jerry has said that bikes are allowed on his already established trails and dirt roads! Just be aware that they may have people who are renting the facility and on those days please don’t ride their trails. Week days are good and as winter comes weekends should be open to ride there. Some new trails, multi use- hiking and biking, will also be built. If anyone wants to help call me(Dwight), here’s my mobile # 831-239-5963.

I’m also going to start riding more regularly so please join me, see mobile # above or send me an email dwightfol@gmail.com… don’t care how slow you are because I’m the slowest on climbs, don’t care how fast you are because eventually you’ll need me to find your way out. Come ride because all the rides I do are full of fun and laughter. If your not smiling after the ride I didn’t do my job!

We're a Chapter of IMBA!

This is a first for me… didn’t even know there was a piece missing from the bash guard until after the ride and loading my bike in Mark’s van. I had a feeling I knew where this happened and sure enough the next day on the same ride I found the broken piece! Big downed tree vs. polycarbonate bash guard… Big downed tree wins. Dwight bash bash guard good!!!!

Our website has been getting some attention… we had a message from someone from Colorado who was asking about renting bikes in Groveland. Family trip to Yosemite I assumed. I replied to let him know that one of our local businesses, Grubs, has rental mtn bikes. They’re new but not high end though good enough for stuff around here. Bikes were rented and fun was had on the trails behind the Ranger Station. It was nice to see a “thank you” reply from our visitor from Colorado. He even spoke with Dusty at the Ranger Station about our project. I was told Dusty was quite enthusiastic Nice to see one of our goals starting to be met- generating income for our local Businesses!

We have completed and submitted our application to become a Chapter of IMBA… Through their process we will be officially a Chapter in September 2013! I want to say thanks again to my fellow Board members for the work in completing the application You all are awesome…

Been riding my ‘cross bike out in the dirt and I’m liking it! Skinny, knobby tires and drop bars… I am surprised how comfortable I feel going down steep stuff. Don’t knock it until you try it!

Riding the Redline 'cross bike. No suspension needed!

If you go to the Groveland Ranger Station District Office location off of Hwy. 120 you will find some single track that is legal for bikes! It’s not a lot but it is fun to ride. If you haven’t been there it is worth checking out…