Tarheel Trailblazers

FALL 2020 - NEW PROJECT APPROVED! Ballantyne District Park will soon undergo improvements to existing trails, plus Luis and team will be building a connector loop. Volunteers and donations would be greatly appreciated. Dates of community workdays announced soon .....

** $10,987 raised as of 10/1/2020 **

What a great few years! Together we are improving our community with hiking and biking paths at Ballantyne District Park. The NC Velo Foundation donated over $9000 to fund initial construction, including one mile of an entirely new flow section of trail. Then the community stepped up with over $4700 of additional contributions to get the new advanced section built. And just recently, our friends at KASK made an incredibly generous $5,775 donation to support the effort. {KASK is an Italian company with U.S. headquarters right here in South End CLT. Makers of premium helmets - cycling, snow, equestrian, safety - and KOO eyewear.} Have you seen the new WALL RIDE...?!

The NC Velo family and Carolina community cannot thank you all enough. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this cause today (or volunteer at an upcoming trail workday). Build together, Ride together, Grow Together! Thank YOU.

Have you been to Cedar Valley Bike Park, the new progressive mountain bike facility in the Charlotte area?   This trail system was designed to give everyone from beginner to pro-level riders something to enjoy. So far we have put about 2 miles of flow/jump trail on the ground; built from volunteers with an estimated value $120, 000.00.  Have your skills progressed and are you ready for more?  We’re ready to build more and are planning a pro-level jump line where the jumps are 25’ to 40’ in length and built to a professional standard.   Mark Rawls with Movement Mortgage has been super generous and promised to donate $1,000.00 .   If you can donate too, the money will be used for:

·         $2,000 to rent the excavator

·         $1,000 in lumber for the road gap

·         About $500 for miscellaneous items like signage, fuel, drainage pipes, etc.

If there is any money left over, it will go toward improvements at CVBP.

FYI, these donations are going through the Tarheel Trailblazers, so these are tax-deductible. 

We’re super appreciative of the support we’ve received so far and are looking forward to bringing more trail to the community

The Southwest District Park (SWDP) trail crew of Tarheel Trailblazers is asking the mountain biking public for some fundraising help to complete an exciting new 1 mile intermediate xc loop in the park. The Abu Run Trail will feature the hilliest section of the park and include many features like logovers, berms, a gravity cavity, a new significant switchback climb and a hand built stone arch bridge which takes the rider under the arch and then later over the arch and into a large wooden berm. The stone arch will be one of a kind in the THTB network of trails and is being specifically built for mountain bike riders and foot traffic. Money will go towards building matetals like mortar, concrete, stone and wood. The fundraiser is being started in the middle of the arch bridge build so potential donors can see the actual arch as it takes shape.

Want to join us in making a difference? We are raising this money to benefit Tarheel Trailblazers, specificallty one of their more centrally located urban trails, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to the Tarheel Trailblazers Club and specifically the SWDP crew.

More information about Tarheel Trailblazers: We are a volunteer organization that builds and maintains over 200 miles of natural surface mountain bike trails in the greater Charlotte area. We are funded through memberships, donations and grants.