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After what seems like an unusually long break, GORC workdays are beginning for the Fall. First up is Greensfelder, where we’ll continue to work on an extension of the DeClue Trail which will eventually eliminate any need to ride the bridle path between the radio tower and the Roundhouse parking lot. We’ll meet at the Radio Tower Parking off of Allenton Rd. at 9 am.

Another Burnin’ at the Bluff has come and gone, and by all accounts, was one of the best ever. One of the reasons everything ran so smoothly was because of the behind the scenes work done by the GORC Volunteers shown in the picture. They had to deal with a lot of things that most of us don’t think about– sweaty, yucky batons, having lights shined in their faces,

Our old friend, and former GORC member, Brett Billings is putting together this bash at beautiful Lake Glendale near Vienna, IL on Oct. 26-28, 2007. If you’ve never been down to Southern Illinois, you’ll probably be in for a big surprise with the rocky nature of the trails down there.

Mike Dunston and others have been working hard with St. Charles County Parks in preparation for IMBA’s “Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day” to be held Saturday, Oct. 13th at Broemmelsiek Park.
Further details and registration info can be found on the GORC website.

Ever wonder about the history of the Chubb Trail, or why it looks different than the neighboring Flint Quarry Trail? This article by Sam Mitchell appeared in Trailhead, the GORC newsletter in the Fall of 2006. R. Walston Chubb was a graduate of  Harvard College and Columbia Law School.

I rode at Council Bluff for the first time in awhile this weekend. The trail was in good shape with 3 or 4 downed trees. For those of you interested in a change of pace from riding the lake shore trail once in each direction you might consider throwing in a few bits of the Ozark Trail which begin at the bridge over the Telleck Branch.

Thanks to the efforts of GORC’s Mike Dunston, and Kent James with St. Charles County Parks, there are signs up at all 5 of the trailheads in the SCCP system where GORC has done work in helping to build and maintain the trails.

Thanks to the efforts of a small crew on Saturday, GORC’s North Trace Creek Adopt-A-Trail section is clear from just south of Hazel Creek to the Telleck Branch Connector. If you haven’t been on one of the Ozark Trail Maintenance runs, you should sign up for the next one.

We all know what a blast it is to come barreling down the Chubb and finish up a ride at the Circle. What could be better? How about being able to ride back to the parking lot on singletrack rather than on the road? Well, if there are enough volunteers at the Flint Quarry Trailhead at 9 am this Saturday, March 10, you’ll be able to do just that.

Thanks to the more than 50 volunteers who braved the wintry conditions this weekend, there is a new trail at Castlewood. If you go clockwise from where it starts across from the Ranger Station Cut-Off you might find the trail a little hard to follow at the moment.