Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club, 54 A Hoffman Street, Elmira, New York 14905 U.S.A. 607-733-6798
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Any of us who ride in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York on a regular basis have certainly heard of The Finger Lakes Trail and chances are you may have run across parts of the trail on one or more of your rides. After all, it is over 400 miles long, stretching across the grand state of New York. As much as it seems impossible to create an extended trail across the state such as the Finger Lakes Trail, why can't we mountain bikers have a network of marked trails throughout the region? We obviously would not include every little path we come across or ride but major mountain bike trails that are used frequently and legally could be included. There would have to be a certain standard met for a trail to be included in The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Trail Network. Criteria may be; Only trails maintained by IMBA affiliated clubs, trails patrolled by National Mountain Bike Patrol, trails that are in the Finger Lakes Region. Perspective trails could be inspected/critiqued by a chosen committee to rate the trail for accessibility and degree of difficulty: Difficulty ranking would be on the signs placed on the trail heads and throughout the trail. All trails must have written permission from the land owner /manager for riding privileges and sign posting privileges. These trails could be listed on clubs' web sites as well as brochures. This type of extensive trail network would help promote our sport and generate a revenue that would be very attractive to our local communities. This is just a thought, but a very easy and attainable goal. This would be power in unity at its very finest. Let us know your thoughts on this vision. Contact us at flmbc@yahoo.com. |
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