Trailwork Day at Swope Connector, Tomorrow, December 02

Well it's been a minute since we've had a public trail work day, so here we go...

What: We have a good chunk of phase 7 done and will be doing tread and rock work on a sweet downhill.

When: December 02. 9am-12pm

Where: Heart of America Golf Course

7501 Blue River Rd, Kansas City, MO 64132

 

PLEASE PARK AS FAR SOUTH AS YOU CAN IN THE PARKING LOT, SO WE DON"T INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL GOLF PATRONS PARKING SPOTS.

What to Bring:
Tools:
The usual trail tools...Rakes, Shovels, McLeods, Pulaskis, Rogue Hoes, Handsaws,etc. If you don't have tools, come anyway...we should have plenty.

Recommended Clothing:
Long pants
Boots/Shoes with protection
Work Gloves
Safety Glasses
Bug Spray

Trail Tasting Afterwards:
If the trails are rideable and/or hikeable, we'll do a trail tasting of the new stuff. Workdays are the only time you'll get a chance to check out the new trail before it's open, so come work then get your ride on!

Lakefront Property ...phase 6 teaser. Opening this Sunday, the 24th.

Phase 6 Ribbon Cutting and Party, Sunday, July 24

Come ride our newest addition to Swope Park and check out the new features...Onion, S#!t Show, Lakefront Property, Glamour Shot, Big Bad Wolf, Piranha, Dum Dum, College Degree, and Dick-N-Joe. 

Also, we're going to have demo bikes, road rides, food, beer, and some sweet give-aways.

The raffle is a benefit for the trails.  Tickets are $5 and will go directly to trail construction and maintenance.  Grand Prize is a 2016 Fuse Expert 6Fattie!

Join us this Wednesday night at Swope.  We will have our Specialized and Santa Cruz mountain bikes along with the Light & Motion demo crew.

Specialized and Santa Cruz Demo this Sunday, July 26th

Upcoming Trail Days

Trailwork Day, February 14th

Yes, it's on Valentine's Day...but it's a made up holiday anyway.

Wudchuk Run Trail Work Day

This winter we plan to finish the Camp Lake of the Woods area of Swope Park. We have approximately 2 miles of Wudchuk bliss to go.

9a-noon
In the area we'll be working the corridor has already been cleared, so we will be doing benchcut and rock work. If you haven't done this type of work before, come anyway. It will be a great opportunity to learn.

Meeting Place:
Hogan/swimming pool at Camp Lake of the Woods on top of the hill. From the main Swope trailhead, drive up Oakwood Drive, take a left at the "Y" and continue on about 300 yards. See map on the right hand side of the page for directions to the Swope Park trails. We will then drive to our hike in point.

Tools:
The usual trail tools...Rakes, McLeods, Rock bars, Pulaskis, Rogue Hoes, Handsaws, etc. If you don't have tools, come anyway...we should have plenty.

Recommended Items:
Long pants
Boots/Shoes with protection
Work Gloves
Safety Glasses
Bug Spray
Food and beverages

Trail Tasting Afterwards:
If the trails are rideable and/or hikeable, we'll do a trail tasting after the workday.

December 13 Work Day Postponed

Due to the ongoing managed hunt  at the camp and the predicted fantastic weather we are going to postpone the Swope work day for this upcoming weekend and ride our bikes instead.  We will post a reschedule date in the near future.

Upcoming Trail Work Days, November 15 and December 13

Wudchuk Run Trail Work Day

This winter we plan to finish the Camp Lake of the Woods area of Swope Park.  We have approximately 2 miles of Wudchuk bliss to go.

9a-noon
In the area we'll be working the corridor has already been cleared, so we will be doing benchcut and rock work. If you haven't done this type of work before, come anyway. It will be a great opportunity to learn.

Meeting Place:
Hogan/swimming pool at Camp Lake of the Woods on top of the hill. From the main Swope trailhead, drive up Oakwood Drive, take a left at the "Y" and continue on about 300 yards. See map on the right hand side of the page for directions to the Swope Park trails. We will then drive to our hike in point.

Tools:
The usual trail tools...Rakes, McLeods, Rock bars, Pulaskis, Rogue Hoes, Handsaws, etc. If you don't have tools, come anyway...we should have plenty.

Recommended Items:
Long pants
Boots/Shoes with protection
Work Gloves
Safety Glasses
Bug Spray
Food and beverages

Trail Tasting Afterwards:
If the trails are rideable and/or hikeable, we'll do a trail tasting after the workday.

BikeSource donates another $5000 to Swope trails.

Last week Swope Trails received $5,000 for building and maintaining trail from BikeSource.  This makes over $20,000 since 2008 with another $15,000 pledged over the next three years.

Since 1995, BikeSource has raised and donated over $75,000 for mountain biking trails in the Kansas City area.  Additionally, owners and employees donate over 2000 volunteer hours annually.

http://bikesourcekc.com/