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Upper Griffen Gets a Re-Route
Photos by Andy Rogers and Jaclyn Delacroix
There are certain elements that, when appropriately combined in the right quantities, make a day spent building trails extraordinary. Waking up early Sunday morning and making my way over to the North Shore, I had a feeling today might be one of those days. The clear skies overnight had left a chill in the air as I parked at the staging area, waiting for the first volunteers to arrive.
The tools of the trade
Cool and dry weather are one of those elements that make for a great day of building. While the volunteers warmed up with coffee from Bean Around the World at Lonsdale Quay, Eamonn from Green Coast Rubbish and Johnny from On Top Bike Shop rolled up and started shuttling people up to the trail head. As people were signing in, I recognized the faces of seasoned and experienced trail day volunteers, but also the enthusiastic and energetic faces of those for whom today was their first trail day experience. I was impressed, as the second critical element for a superb day was being fulfilled: A mix of skilled volunteers who know exactly what needs to be done, and excited but naive newbies who have no idea how much work they are about to do.
First NSMBA Trail Day for 2011 – April 17th on Upper Griffen
Loutet Jump Park Earth Day April 30th
Join us at Loutet Jump Park on April 30th at 10am to sculpt some lips and help pull some ivy. Look forward to seeing you there!
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- August 9, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Pipeline August 9, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 10:00am
Finish Time: 3:00pm
Meeting Location: On Pipeline, just past Fender Bender (large wooden feature with teeter totter) - make your way up to the top of Pipeline, our crew will bring all the tools up.
Builder: Chris
Sign up: here
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- August 12, 2026
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Work Wednesday - Kirkford August 12, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 5:00pm
Finish Time: 7:00pm
Meeting Location: Fromme Container
Builder: Trevor
Sign up: here
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- September 9, 2026
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Work Wednesday - Kirkford September 9, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 5:00pm
Finish Time: 7:00pm
Meeting Location: Fromme Container
Builder: Trevor
Sign up: here
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- September 12, 2026
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Fromme Fondo September 12, 2026See more details
Ride as many different sanctioned trails as possible on Fromme in a single day. Trailforks (or sync your ride from Strava) to unlock the badge and get on the leaderboard.
Join the virtual challenge by logging your ride on @Trailforks to unlock the badge. Secure your place on the leaderboard and be in with a chance to win prizes.
To secure the Trailforks Badge, ride at least 10 different Fromme trails. The more trails you ride, the higher you’ll rank on the leaderboard. Prize winners will be picked at random!
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- September 13, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Boogieman September 13, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 9:00am
Finish Time: 2:00pm
Meeting Location: Old Buck Parking Lot
Builder: Dan
Sign up: here
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- September 19, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Dale's September 19, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 8:15am
Finish Time: 1:00pm
Meeting Location: Bean Around the World, Parkgate Plaza. Please park on Banff Court and car pooling will be organized. Parking at Mushroom Parking Lot
Builder: Penny
Sign up: here
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- September 20, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Cypress September 20, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 10:00am
Finish Time: 2:00pm
Meeting Location: Cypress Lookout
Builder: Cypress Crew
Sign up: here
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- October 17, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Dale's October 17, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 8:15am
Finish Time: 1:00pm
Meeting Location: Bean Around the World, Parkgate Plaza. Please park on Banff Court and car pooling will be organized. Parking at Mushroom Parking Lot
Builder: Penny
Sign up: here
- October 25, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Cypress October 25, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 10:00am
Finish Time: 1:00pm
Meeting Location: Cypress Lookout
Builder: Cypress Crew
Sign up: here
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- November 7, 2026
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Public Trail Day - Dale's November 7, 2026See more details
Meeting Time: 8:15am
Finish Time: 1:00pm
Meeting Location: Bean Around the World, Parkgate Plaza. Please park on Banff Court and car pooling will be organized. Parking at Mushroom Parking Lot
Builder: Penny
Sign up: here
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