No it's not an April Fool's Day joke. The trails will be closed until at least 4pm today due to a controlled burn. Enjoy one of the other fine trails systems in town today.
01 April 2014
06 December 2013
Christmas presented by Lowes
Thanks to Lowes and legwork by Linda Lehrbaum from Bridging the Gap and KC Wildlands, Swope Trails received $5k in tools and supplies to be used for our expansion along Blue River Road. THANK YOU!
The work we are doing is very equipment/supply intensive. We spent almost $6000 in building and maintenace at Swope this last year. For example, when building phase 5 this summer the core group of builders were going through pro-grade gloves every 3 weeks of working everyday. Fuel costs totaled almost $1000. This donation is huge for trails in KC.
Our core group of 3 builders each volunteered over 600hrs building this year. Maybe now for 2014 we'll get off our butts and get somtehing done.
Here's to building more sweet singletrack in 2014!
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| Merry Christmas, Dirt Lovers! |
04 December 2013
06 November 2013
30 October 2013
Weekly Wednesday Night @ Swope Trails
Starting next Wednesday night, the 6th, we will have a weekly night ride @ Swope with the kicker being that we will be able to park up top.
Here's how it's going to work:
Gate entrance will open at 6:30 and close at 6:45. If you come after 6:45...tough luck.
You can ride as long as you'd like as long as you want as long as that means you're done by 8:50p. The exit gate will be open until 9pm, so you can leave whenever you are done with your ride. At 9pm we will lock the exit gate.
Of course, the ride is weather permitting.
We've been able to work out this deal to allow us to do this ride, don't ruin it for everyone else. If we have problems we will simply no longer do this ride.
31 August 2013
SwopeTrails: Ph5 is Open for Business...Enjoy.
--Spread The Dirt--
August 31, 2013
Kansas City, MO
www.swopetrails.com
Earthriders Trails Association [ERTA] in partnership with Heartland Outside is thrilled to announce that the Wudchuk Run Extension is officially Open for Business. 47 weeks ago the Swope Trails Crew began the planning process for Phase 5 and after 2,952 volunteer man hours, the dirt is primed and ready for the taking.
Phase 5 is a 3.5 mile renovation and expansion of the Phase 2 portion of Swope trails. This section incorporates 8 -pin Alley, Jawbreaker and many new features sure to bring smiles for miles Several portions of the existing trail have been closed or modified.
Check out link to the right for updated maps and future plans.
A couple items of note:
- With the dirt as dry as it is, the tread surface will be loose and sketchy until we get a decent rain.
- The expansion incorporates new features, reroutes and technical drops. Please pay heed to all Caution/Do Not Enter signs.
- Sweet Luv [swopestyle] is a dedicated One Way, Downhill Only Trail. Do Not attempt to ride/hike/run uphill.
- We are in the process of a complete signage upgrade throughout the trail systems.
- Multiple updated maps are placed at key intersections for your use in getting reacquainted with the new section.
A huge thank you goes out the following people. Your help was a key to making this Phase a reality:
BikeSource
ERTA
KC Bobcat
Specialized
Kansas City Parks and Recreation
And to TC Odegard at Emerge Sign and Graphics for the finishing touches.
It’s time to get outside. Earn your Dirt.
With luv-
The Swope Trails Crew
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
About Swope Trails
Swope Trails is 100% volunteer designed, built and maintained
Swope Trails is a 50+ mile planned network of single-track mountain biking and hiking facilities in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri. Designed, constructed and managed by volunteers in partnership with Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Jackson County Parks And Recreation, Earth Riders Trails Association [ERTA] and Heartland Outside. Swope Trails will provide a premier single-track mountain biking and hiking facility in the core of the city; attracting local, regional, and national visitors. Constructed in phases by volunteers, 10.0 miles have been built since 2007. When complete, Swope Trails will be one of the largest Urban Singletrack trail systems in the United States.
Swope Trails are located in the heart of Swope Park, Kansas City’s largest urban park at 1,805 acres, and showcase the limestone bluffs connecting to trails along the Blue River, Lakeside Nature Center, Rocky Point Glades and Camp Lake of the Woods. Great strides are being made, with help from the Missouri Department of Conservation, to ensure trail alignments preserve, protect and restore the natural habitat of the glades.
August 31, 2013
Kansas City, MO
www.swopetrails.com
Earthriders Trails Association [ERTA] in partnership with Heartland Outside is thrilled to announce that the Wudchuk Run Extension is officially Open for Business. 47 weeks ago the Swope Trails Crew began the planning process for Phase 5 and after 2,952 volunteer man hours, the dirt is primed and ready for the taking.
Phase 5 is a 3.5 mile renovation and expansion of the Phase 2 portion of Swope trails. This section incorporates 8 -pin Alley, Jawbreaker and many new features sure to bring smiles for miles Several portions of the existing trail have been closed or modified.
Check out link to the right for updated maps and future plans.
A couple items of note:
- With the dirt as dry as it is, the tread surface will be loose and sketchy until we get a decent rain.
- The expansion incorporates new features, reroutes and technical drops. Please pay heed to all Caution/Do Not Enter signs.
- Sweet Luv [swopestyle] is a dedicated One Way, Downhill Only Trail. Do Not attempt to ride/hike/run uphill.
- We are in the process of a complete signage upgrade throughout the trail systems.
- Multiple updated maps are placed at key intersections for your use in getting reacquainted with the new section.
A huge thank you goes out the following people. Your help was a key to making this Phase a reality:
BikeSource
ERTA
KC Bobcat
Specialized
Kansas City Parks and Recreation
And to TC Odegard at Emerge Sign and Graphics for the finishing touches.
It’s time to get outside. Earn your Dirt.
With luv-
The Swope Trails Crew
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
About Swope Trails
Swope Trails is 100% volunteer designed, built and maintained
Swope Trails is a 50+ mile planned network of single-track mountain biking and hiking facilities in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri. Designed, constructed and managed by volunteers in partnership with Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Jackson County Parks And Recreation, Earth Riders Trails Association [ERTA] and Heartland Outside. Swope Trails will provide a premier single-track mountain biking and hiking facility in the core of the city; attracting local, regional, and national visitors. Constructed in phases by volunteers, 10.0 miles have been built since 2007. When complete, Swope Trails will be one of the largest Urban Singletrack trail systems in the United States.
Swope Trails are located in the heart of Swope Park, Kansas City’s largest urban park at 1,805 acres, and showcase the limestone bluffs connecting to trails along the Blue River, Lakeside Nature Center, Rocky Point Glades and Camp Lake of the Woods. Great strides are being made, with help from the Missouri Department of Conservation, to ensure trail alignments preserve, protect and restore the natural habitat of the glades.
30 August 2013
Wudchuk Run Expansion...couple more teaser videos
Couple more teaser pics to get everyone through the weekend. We're still on target to open this Monday, the 2nd.
Hazzard County (12ft gap jump)
GWP
28 August 2013
Phase 5 Wudchuk Expansion Teasers
GWP Drop (click to enlarge)
Farmer's Daughter (click to enlarge)
More to come...including some video.
12 July 2013
Heads Up
We've been hard at work for the last 6 months extending Wudchuk Run. As part of the extension, we've closed phase 2 while we’re working on reconfiguring the area. We expect to reopen phase 2 as well as the newly built phase 5 sometime in September.
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