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The first BIG build of the Fountainhead Redevelopment Project is only weeks away! Thanks to the $100,000 Virginia RTP grant and private donations, NVRPA and MORE have contracted two professional trail building companies to complete the green loop, a majority of the blue loop, and a portion of the black loop at Fountainhead. This is going to be HUGE! The projects have been awarded as follows: Trail Dynamics featuring Ironwood Outdoors and 402 Trails Projects: Project 1: GREEN TRAIL RELOCATION; UPPER SLOPES Project 2: GREEN TRAIL RELOCATION; LOWER SLOPES Project 3: BLUE TRAIL RELOCATION; SALAMANDER HILL Project 4: BLUE TRAIL RELOCATION; JACK RABBIT RUN Project 5: BLUE TRAIL RELOCATION; SKINNY HOLLOW Project 8: EXIT TRAIL RELOCATION ARC/Progressive Trail Design Projects:
Project 6: BLUE TRAIL RELOCATION; SKUNK & OPOSSUM Project 7: BLUE TRAIL RELOCATION; SHOCK-A-BILLY APPROACH Project 9: BLACK TRAIL DEMONSTRATION Please refer to the Fountainhead Map for specific trail segments. We are very excited to have Ironwood Outdoors/402 Trails and Progressive Trail Design showcase their trail building skills at Fountainhead. Both Teams have extensive experience building mountain bike trails around the country. Ironwood Outdoors has already helped MORE build the Woodpecker reroute and Blue Skills area and knows Fountainhead well. They are very familiar with the local riders and have built some of the areas best single track. Progressive Trail Design will be coming from Fayetteville, Arkansas. This company has built a strong reputation for building challenge-oriented trails, which include bike parks, downhill mtb courses and of course sweet single track. Each of these companies is dedicated to making the Fountainhead mountain bike trail unparalleled to any other trail system in the region. Trail building is scheduled to begin the second week of October. Both companies plan to complete their projects by the end of December. Stay tuned as there may be some opportunities to volunteer to help with the trail building. As always MORE is still accepting donations. While this is a great start to the Fountainhead Project there are still miles to go. Every donation counts! Please make your contribution today. 100% of all donations go directly into the Fountainhead Trails Redevelopment Project. Find out more about the trail builders please visit their websites. Trail Dynamics- www.traildynamics.com Progressive Trail Design- www.progressivetraildesign.com |