Next ShinDig Is this Saturday, May 13!

Saturday, May 13, 2017, 9:00am  This Saturday we’ll be working on the Rainbow Trail located to the west of Methodist Mountain Road/CR 108. There are some sections of trail where we will be building rolling dips, nicks, and removing the cupped berm on the downhill side of the trail. We will meet at the junction of CR […]

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GiddyUP! Bike Film Fest to Benefit SMT 

The GiddyUP! Bike Film Fest is coming to the Salida Steamplant tomorrow, April 29. Doors open at 6pm, and the movies start at 7pm. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Salida Mountain Trails. We’ll also be on-site to give an intermission presentation to fill you in on the new trails coming to […]

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First Spring SMT Trail Work Day Is Saturday (Hopefully)

Weather permitting, this Saturday we plan to do some work on the Double Rainbow Trail (also known as Little Rainbow Extension). The trail is in pretty good shape, but we plan to enhance a few areas. Specifically, we hope to improve two out-sloped corners, and will be re-establishing the trail tread where the upslope has […]

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ShinDig Trail Work Days Cancelled this Winter

Hi friends, SMT has decided to cancel our ShinDigs over the winter to allow our hardworking volunteers some much-needed rest, and some time to get out and enjoy the snow. We also looked back on the past year and realized that we planned and subsequently canceled 5 ShinDigs in a row due to inclement weather, […]

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SMT Accomplishments in 2016, Future Plans, and Thanks!

First and foremost, Salida Mountain Trails wants to thank all of our volunteers and partners who have contributed to our trail building and maintenance efforts this past year!  We’ve had great support from the community and have accomplished a great deal!   2016 Accomplishments: Trail Construction: We designed the brand-new Chicken Dinner Trail, it was […]

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450 Feet of New Hand-Built Singletrack Completed!

A massive “Thank You!” to the 37 incredible volunteers that came out to help us build a section of our new Chicken Dinner trail, as well as the excellent professional crew from Tony Boone Trails! We finished about 450ft of new singletrack, including three sections with some significant bench cutting and/or rock work. At this […]

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