My wife Teresa, my son Brandon, and I volunteered some time this weekend to help build the new Green River Bike Park in Green River, Wyoming.
The plan is for it to have a wide range of terrain for all skill levels. There will be a loop trail, a pump track, a drop zone, dirt jumps, elevated trails, and jump trails designed by Hilride Progression Development Group. The 3 1/2 acre project was spearheaded by the Sweetwater County Mountain Bike Association in partnership with the City of Green River Parks and Recreation Department, and built using resources and employees of the City of Green River along with many local volunteers.
The park won’t be finished this weekend, but a good start will be made. So far the elevated trail is off the hook. There is a rock garden and then a section of ladder bridges from boulder to boulder, with a couple foot drop off, around more ladder bridges with more boulders, then to a log riding section. I can’t wait to put two wheels to it! The pump track is looking fun, but the jump track is going to be outrageous. I feel bones breaking just thinking about it, but I am excited since a park like this is exactly what I need to build on my riding skills.
Nat and Rachael from Hilride were great to work with. Nat is a machine who runs from place to place keeping all the projects and all of the volunteers moving forward. The mad man with the plan, as it were. The rest of the volunteers and the city employees were also great to work with. I learned a lot working on this project and I hope I can apply it to developing local trails in the future.
Green River Bike Park Construction of the new Green River Bike Park
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