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Trail News! Recently, with permission from FLS and in collaboration with Deeside Bike Collective, the ATA responded to a safety issue on a well known trail at Scolty, Banchory to support a trail diversion and a better exit. A fantastic turn out of very enthusiastic volunteers organised by DBC completed so much work in just one evening. A new, improved, natural line has been formed to avoid the safety concern. After an inspection FLS are happy with the work and have requested a couple of small additions which will be completed soon. This shows that unauthorised trail work is not necessary! FLS want good relationships with your Trail Association where positive outcomes can be made for land managers and mountain bikers. Unauthorised digging is a breach of responsible access legislation and is a poor representation of the mtb community. Get involved with an authorised trail session with us soon! Check out events calendar on the website for more info - link in bio! ⏫
ARRIVED! In stock in all sizes, male and female. Support the Aberdeenshire Trail Association by grabbing a Custom @ride_it_clothing jersey. Yours for only £34 plus £5 postage!!!! Email us with a size, PayPal address and postage details and your invoice and jersey is on it’s way. Collection in person means no postage charge but why not add a Trail Tip to your PayPal order to help the trail fund even more? All funds go to reinvesting in trail tools, insurance and projects! If you race we would love it if you registered as TEAM ATA and represented the region in your new jersey! Wear them with pride, spread good trail vibes, support your local trail work! 💚💚💚
Love trails? Love pizza? Head directly our bio and smash that link! Sign up to attend our social trail session on the 29th May! Start your evening with a wood fired pizza from @pizzaboxscotland (bring some cash to pay for your pizza); and then enjoy a trail dig session where we are aiming to freshen up the Boglouster natural line at Pitfichie- what could be better? By popular demand we have extended the number of tickets available! Don’t miss out! All instructions at our website! #pitfichie #mountainbiking #aberdeenshire
Here’s regular ATA volunteer and provider of the banging tunes on the trail, @rusty_mac2313 doing some serious drainage work on this clogged up rock slab. In this case it doesn’t look like any drainage had ever been considered and muddy debris had accumulated over years making this a slippery surprise even on the hottest day! Good work Russell! You’re a hero! (Ronaigh supervising signed this off as approved for shreds 👍)
By popular demand let’s get our evening sessions started with a cracking chance to get together on the 29th May! Supported by @bennachie_bike_bothy and @pizzaboxscotland we’d love it if you left work and headed straight to Pitfichie’s Whitehills Stone Circle Car Park. You’ll be able to buy an amazing wood-fired pizza on site, meet fellow trail enthusiasts and then we will shuttle folk to the trail for an evening of freshening up one of Pitfichie’s best natural trails! What could be better? Here’s the catch! We need at least 20 folk signed up to bring this together! Get registered and bring a buddy! Head to our events page for more details and don’t hesitate to ask questions! #moretrailsclosetohome #trailculture #aberdeenshiremountainbiking #trailfriends
The sun is out! It’s Trail Time! Celebrity mountain bike fan @dougievipond and his lovely production team dropped in on the ATA trail inspection of Masterblaster at Glen Tanar to hear about our projects prior to arranging a @bbcscotland Landward film piece in the near future! The interview will build on past work the BBC has produced on Unauthorised Trail conflicts. The ATA and Glen Tanar are keen to show how we are working really well to overcome those conflicts and build quality and better riding experiences into the region’s trail network. Watch this space! @glentanar @dmbins @visitscotland @visitabdn @cairngormsnationalpark
Have you ever considered a guide? Seems obvious if you’re travelling somewhere but what about your local area? Ever wonder if there is trail gold out there that isn’t on the web platforms? Get some coaching? Learn about trail culture? The ATA and @dmbins had an adventure with @ride.in.peace.adventures today. Even though it was local we got the best of what was on offer because we had a pro guide! Check him out 👍
As you know the ATA coordinators are working hard to collaborate and communicate between land users (MTBers) and landowners/managers regarding trail networks, responsible access and rider safety. Forest Operations are beginning in the Upper Donside region. The following message comes from the local trail advocate: ‘We don’t want to publicise these trails but for those that know these trails, PLEASE DO NOT RIDE until we get the all clear that forestry operations have been completed. This is for your own safety. Estimated timescale of works is 8-12weeks with two major clearfell zones, thinning and logging routes so the Forest is basically closed’. As the ATA continues to grow, we appreciated all the support and cooperation with all the MTBers, land users and the work of land management and OUR shared responsible access to all. Thanks from ATA and Strathdon community paths group.
What do trails mean to you? Let us know in the comments below. #trailculture #moretrailsclosetohome
Meet Chris Roper. Not only is he the best at growing a beard and leaning against a rake, he also enjoys reforming a rutted corner! Chris is a trained trail inspector and volunteer coordinator with the ATA. When he delivers his sermon on how to repair a trail feature, the masses gather with hoes and buckets! Good work Chris! Check out his coaching and guiding business @ride.in.peace.adventures @chr1s_r0per
A huge shout out to regular volunteer @con.rad_dbrs who came out to work the trails on his birthday and anniversary! Just look at his contribution in the form of this awesome new rock garden feature, designed to reduce erosion on the outside of a high speed corner. Konrad has already signed up to the next big Pitfichie session on the 8th June. Check our website for more details! Thanks Konrad! 👏👏
Trail Update!!! If you go down to the woods today... you might find the old Scottish Downhill Association race trail at Pitfichie. Not for the light hearted, this trail has recently featured in Scottish and Local Enduro races. However it was much in need of some TLC. Here’s some pictures of the fantastic work of the volunteers who worked from top to (almost) bottom on removing tree snags, pedal catchers, blown out corners and loose rock gardens. Hit up the trail! And please tag us in your pics as well as provide us some feedback! @forestryandlandscot @dmbins @soil_searching @nofussevents #takecareofyourtrails #moretrailsclosetohome #trailmaintenance #visitaberdeenshire
If you haven’t already it’s well worth listening to Graeme McLean, Project Manager from Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland, talk on the Singletracks podcast about a huge range of subjects around the Scottish mountain bike scene. Tell us what you think in the comments below. Where do you think the sport is going and what do you think the challenges and opportunities are for Aberdeenshire? @dmbins @singletracks #takecareofyourtrails #visitabdn #visitaberdeenshire #mountainbiking
What a week with these crazies! Thanks so much to Graeme McLean and Will Clarke of @dmbins for the opportunity to experience trail culture, design, and the social/environmental/economic opportunities that mountain biking brings. We met so many very nice people with a great passion for networking mtb on an international scale. Lots of great ideas to bring home and present on behalf of the ATA. Thanks for the laughs! @thomasmitchellofficial @naturally_niamh @will.clarke.insta @hannahbarnes66 @soil_searching @on_thetrail_ @imba_europe @imba_us @visitsilkeborg @aliclarkson @duncshaw @danny_macaskill @singletrackerapp @singltrek @iamspecialized_mtb @trailguidenet @dave_wiens @oztrailsnwa And many more 👌
Sun is setting on the @imba_europe summit and we have a massive announcement to make..... Aberdeenshire’s Tom Cole has been recognised as Trail Advocate of the Year by the International Mountain Bike Association!! Tom is a huge part of the logistics and quality behind all the trail work conducted with the ATA and has been contributing to your trail network for a long time. We couldn’t be more proud of Tom at this time. This award is also a massive boost for your trails, the trail culture we are promoting, the credibility of the work the ATA and Tom are presenting to @forestryandlandscot and other landowners. Find out more about trail advocacy and trail culture, the benefits trail networks bring to social, economic and environmental factors by engaging with the ATA. Ask us questions, come and volunteer, collaborate and invest support in your trails. Thanks to Tom’s work we are internationally recognised! Let’s show the world what Aberdeenshire has to offer the mtb world. Are you next year’s international trail advocate of the year? @imba_europe @dmbins #takecareofyourtrails @soil_searching #visitabdn
Two @dropandrolltour ‘s in two days?!?!? @visitsilkeborg @imba_europe @dmbins
The Danish know how to roll to a trail maintenance session! Meet Kristopher, clearly of Viking descent, and his On Trail landrover beast!
Big international messages this week! Translation options: Folk (folk, people) Halsa (health, happy, hi). So- public health; Say hi to people; or.... @imba_europe Rule number 1 ‘don’t be a 🍆’
Are you an MTB advocate? What is a ‘Trail’? @imba_europe @dmbins @soil_searching #singletrek
The Scottish and Aberdeenshire regional crew are out in force to present our mountain bike projects to the world! Loads of great feedback from the audience, lots of questions coming in from delegates about our trail volunteers and our natural assets. A total privilege to discuss the issues at such an influential level. Scotland and Aberdeenshire should be super proud of our landscape and trail volunteers, promoting a new trail culture.