Help us grow beyond Mirror Lake!

CMBR has grant funding for 2023, but needs your matching donations! Every dollar you donate turns into TEN dollars towards the trails and our MTB community. Our goal is to raise $40k.

Please renew your memberships, and don’t forget to PICK-CLICK-GIVE!

In addition to our regular Mirror Lake trail work, CMBR volunteers are now grooming Briggs Bridge and Lower Eagle River Trails in Chugach State Park! We are working with Parks and Rec to build new trails in Beach Lake Park this summer, and we have plans to continue trail improvements at the Mirror Lake Singletrack. Wow!

Your donations make this happen. Thank you.

2023 CMBR Waivers are up! Sign up once for the year and you’re covered for trail work, group rides, and more!

https://app.waiversign.com/e/6088efcaccb8b000196265a7/doc/6088f0f7ccb8b000196265c6?event=none

Our swag is available for purchase at https://chugachmtb.bigcartel.com/

We are working on two options for the Mirror Lake Merry Masher.

First option is a snowmachine-groomed course, using multiuse trails and a loop on Edmonds Lake. This course will depend on how much overflow is on Edmonds:

Merry Masher 2022 Machine Groom Option here:

https://www.trailforks.com/route/merry-masher-2022-machine-groom-option/

The second route is our more-traditional winter XC-style race on snowshoe and snowdog-packed singletrack. We’ll add in these sections if you all can get them packed down. Priority goes to Easy Peasy, Hot Tamale and Raven’s Ridge.

Merry Masher Singletrack Option here:

https://www.trailforks.com/route/merry-masher-2022-singletrack-option/

If it all comes togther we might be able to run both courses together on a longer loop. Our goal is a 6-mile short course and 12-mile long course.

Connecting Eagle River to the Coast

Chugach Mountain Bike Riders is working with Chugiak-Eagle River Parks and Rec to develop a cost-effective design to bring hikers-bikers-dog walkers-skijorers and other non-motorized users around the west side of Beach Lake to the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet.

We are tasked with protecting the existing dog mushing opportunities, while offering an ADA-accessible trail that will be supported by our fiscally conservative community.

The original proposal can be seen at https://cmbralaska.org/2022/11/09/beach-lake-trail-connecting-eagle-river-to-the-coast/

Alternative F: Two Crossing Solution.

Keep all the mushing trail corridors, but move the inner mushing trail away from the lake edge, then add a multiuse trail 25′ back from the lake.  Build a new mushing connection 250′ away from the portage trail between the lake and inlet. Install fencing and gates (or chicanes) to stop casual crossing of the mushing trails.

This Alternative does not give the preferred 100′ separation between uses, and is not a grade separated crossing, but should satisfy all other goals within the grant funding available.

Alternative G: Summer-Only ADA Coastal Access

Upgrade existing social hiking trails to ADA standards

Beach Lake Lodge at the south end of Beach Lake provides barrier-free recreation to ADA standards. The current ADA multiuse trail ends after 1/4 mile where the proposed winter gate is shown on the map.

The mushing trails are open to multiuse in the summer, and while hikers can access the inlet and this trail system through a spider-web of skinny social trails (or bushwhacking through the forest), the inlet is not accessible from the ADA parking lot.

This is a minimal build alternative that does not alter any mushing trail routes, but upgrades existing social hiking trails to ADA standards.

Race 1 of 3 of the TREK WINTER FAT BIKE SERIES!

https://chugachmtb.redpodium.com/trek-winter-fat-bike-series

We’re going AFTER DARK for the 6th annual Mirror Lake Merry Masher winter bike race, a fundraiser for the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

About this event

* Registration ends Tues 12-27-22 11:59 pm. There is NO IN-PERSON registration*

https://chugachmtb.redpodium.com/trek-winter-fat-bike-series

We are pleased to announce Trek Bicycle Store of Anchorage as the sponsor for the sixth annual Mirror Lake Merry Masher winter bike race!

It’s gonna be a PARTY! Light up your rides, as we’re going after dark on a mix of flowy singletrack, a bit of nice wide doubletrack, a couple of great hill climbs, and some beautiful lake riding in the shadow of Bear Mountain in Chugiak.

You will have the option of one or two 5+ mile laps. You must complete the race in the 2-hour time limit.

The LONGER (2 lap) race will earn points towards the 3-race Trek Winter Bike Series:

1. Wed Dec 28th 7pm Merry Masher at Mirror Lake
2. Sat Feb 4th 11am Icy River Rampage at Eagle River Nature Center
3. Wed Mar 1st 7pm Blue Booty Blitz at APU

If you’re not racing, you are welcome to come out and cheer!

Thanks to Trek Bicycle Store of Anchorage for sponsoring this year’s race.

This event is a membership drive and fundraiser for Chugach Mountain Bike Riders and proceeds will go to support the improvement of the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

When: Wednesday, December 28th. Bib Pick-Up 6pm. Race Start 7pm. Course Closes 9pm.

Where: Mirror Lake Park, Mile 24 Glenn Hwy, Chugiak, Alaska.

Cost: $45. ($5 for the untimed youth 1/2 lap ride.)

https://chugachmtb.redpodium.com/trek-winter-fat-bike-series

We are excited to be partnering with the Chugiak Dog Mushers Association to provide new mountain biking, hiking, and dog mushing opportunities in Beach Lake Park! We are applying for a Recreational Trails Programs grant to fund this trail expansion! Please contact us by Oct 31, 2022 if you have any comments in favor or against this proposal.

Executive Director

Chugach Mountain Bike Riders (CMBR)

Chugiak-Eagle River, Alaska

15-20 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

Salary: $26k/year (0.5 FTE)

Chugach Mountain Bike Riders has grown from four people with a dream of building mountain bike trails and a $400 budget in 2015, to the leading trail organization in Chugiak-Eagle River with a 2022 budget of over $400k. This all-volunteer organization is looking for an outgoing and dedicated Executive Director with excellent people skills to enable our volunteers to continue building our local mountain bike trails and community.

Volunteer Coordination

Supporting our volunteer-led organization is priority one. This Executive Director will support the volunteer secretary and treasurer to ensure that CMBR is compliant with local, state, and federal permits, bookkeeping, tax reporting, etc. The ED will work with and support CMBR kids youth MTB club volunteers, volunteer race directors, and volunteer trail crews.

Advocacy and Lobbying

This Executive Director will proactively develop relationships with local, state, and federal elected representatives and agencies, as well as tribal governments, native corporations, local businesses, and land owners. The ED will attend and promote CMBR at local community councils, Park and Recreation meetings, and develop coalitions with other nonprofit organizations.

Fundraising and Donor Stewardship

This Executive Director will be an experienced and successful grant writer, able to manage grant projects and grant reporting. The ED will actively fundraise locally and nationally, and develop and oversee our donor stewardship program.

Project Management

Furthermore, this ED must be experienced with MTB trail building and able to shepherd CMBR trail projects through public process, fundraising, permitting, bidding, implementation, and reporting. Our current priorities include the MTB singletrack trails at Mirror Lake and the Chugiak-Eagle River Greenbelt Trails connecting Eagle River to Eklutna through Beach Lake and Mirror Lake parks.

Communications and Promotion

The Executive Director will oversee promotion, communication, and design, and advocate for CMBR on social media, email, websites, traditional mail, posters, and other means as necessary.

Other Duties as required.

CMBR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Submit resume and cover letter by September 30, 2022 to andrew@CMBRalaska.org

Please send an email in support to the Anchorage Assembly at wwmas@anchorageak.gov for CMBR’s $1.5M ARPA request for “Rebuilding, re-establishing, and expanding the Chugiak Eagle River Trail System”

The Muni reconvenes at a work session to discuss ARPA funding on Thurs July 7th.

We especially could use support from Assembly members from the Anchorage Bowl!

You can find your assembly person at: https://www.muni.org/departments/assembly/pages/contact%20information.aspx

ARPA PROJECT TITLE: Rebuilding, re-establishing, and expanding the Chugiak Eagle River Trail System

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Progress with the Anchorage Trails Plan with an emphasis on the Northern Extension of the Coastal Trail.

ORGANIZATION NAME: Chugach Mountain Bike Riders, 501(C)3

AMOUNT REQUESTED: $1.5M

Dear Assembly Members, 

I encourage you to fund trails in Chugiak-Eagle River. In addition to repairing existing mushing, xc skiing, mountain biking, and hiking trails, CMBR will START CONSTRUCTION on the muni-approved FIRE CREEK TRAIL connecting Eagle River to the Coast (Coastal Trail Plan and Areawide Trails Plan). This trail will follow the Historic Iditarod Trail and be part of the Alaska Long Trail system connecting Eagle River to Eklutna. 

The Muni owns a trail easement along Fire Creek as a part of ANCSA/ANILCA, and much of this trail section would be within the Muni-owned Beach Lake Park, and is included in the Beach Lake Park master plan.

Thank You!

BEN’S BIKE PLAYGROUND IS OPEN!
Come out and enjoy the pump track, balance features, and jump lines. We have beginner, intermediate and expert options, so please walk the trails with your kiddos before you send them off!

MORE NEW TRAILS BY THE OVERLOOK!
Professional trail builders Happy Trails has just finished building two new trails off Hot Tamale/Overlook Trail. These beginner-intermediate gravity trails are a step up from Ben’s Bike Playground and include Ben’s Jump Line, “the BEE-Line,” (a nod to the Hillside and her workers) and a flowy pump-trail in the woods “Lazy-G,” named after Ben’s dog Georgie, whose ashes are spread with Ben’s on top of Bear Mountain.

WARNING: NEW CHICANE/GATE ON HOT TAMALE.
We have installed a chicane/gate on Hot Tamale where it crosses the new trails. Be aware of the new traffic flow and slow down by the new construction.

WEDNESDAY TRAIL WORK PARTIES!
We expect to open these new gravity trails in early August, and need YOUR HELP to clear hazards, lop roots, stack logs, install sign posts and prep the trails for muni inspection in late July.Meet on the back road (CAMP GORSUCH RD.) and head up the multiuse trail to the OVERLOOK.
Weds June 29th, 2022 6:30-8:30pm
Weds July 6th, 2022 6:30-8:30pm

Register your kiddos at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mirror-lake-youth-mountain-club-july-august-2022-registration-318125671447

Tues June 28th CMBR Kids Coach Meeting at OMR
Tues July 5th CMBR Kids First Session
Weds July 6th CMBR Kids Coach training with BICP Instructor Sofia Petroni
Thurs July 7th CMBR Kids Night #2
Fri July 8th – Sun July 10th CMBR Kids Coach BICP Instructor Certification (FULL)

TRAIL SPONSORS NEEDED!
We are still looking for sponsors for the new jump lines. Individual family sponsorship starts at $500, we suggest $5000 for corporate sponsorship.

BEN’S HATS ARE IN!
Stop by Alaska Cycle Chic on Northern Lights (across from the Bicycle Shop) or the Trek Store of Anchorage on Benson (behind REI) to pick yours up and support the trails!

Mirror Lake trail building season has begun!

Please stay off of the Red Loop/Hot Tamale this week (April 11, 2022) as crews work to clear corridors for a new jump line and a pumpy flow trail!

The 𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗧 would create a hiking and biking path from the Eagle River Nature Center to the Glenn Hwy inside Chugach State Park.

It would help connect the 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 by following the Historic Iditarod Trail and link the Crow Pass Trail to downtown Eagle River.

Please let your Alaska state legislator know your opinion on the Eagle River Greenbelt and the Alaska Long Trail, as both projects have been submitted for funding in this year’s capital budget.

Hi folks! We need your help identifying dangerous locations for cyclists! Feb 14, 2022 is the AMATS/DOT deadline for bike path project nominations for the next 3 years. Any problem locations you can identify on bikemaps.org will help us in our efforts.

You can also submit your own bike path nominations at: https://www.muni.org/Departments/OCPD/Planning/AMATS/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=263830

The Northern Extension of the Coastal Trail would connect Eklutna to Eagle River and link the Mirror Lake and Beach Lake trail systems.

* Map from the 1982 “Coastal Trail Plan: Ship Creek to Eklutna”

Interested in checking out FAT BIKING at Mirror Lake?

Come out Sunday November 28th, 2021, meet at the main parking lot at 1pm and we will ride a mile loop around Mirror Lake, then head out for 2 more miles of rolling trails through the woods.

Most of the trails have been snowshoe packed, or groomed with our SnowDog, but there may be some sections of fluffy goodness for us to push our bikes through.

If you haven’t already filled out at 2021 CMBR waiver, please sign one online before arriving. Thanks!

https://app.waiversign.com/e/6088efcaccb8b000196265a7/doc/6088f0f7ccb8b000196265c6?event=none

UPDATE 8pm Tues Dec 28th, 2021:

THE RACE IS ON! Registration closes tonight at midnight. See you tomorrow Weds Dec 29th: 6pm bib pickup, 7pm start, 9pm cutoff.

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We’re going AFTER DARK for the 5th annual Mirror Lake Merry Masher winter bike race, a fundraiser for the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

About this event

* Registration ends Tues 12-28-21 11:59 pm. There is NO IN-PERSON registration*

We are pleased to announce Trek Bicycle Store of Anchorage as the sponsor for the fifth annual Mirror Lake Merry Masher winter bike race!

It’s gonna be a PARTY! Light up your rides, as we’re going after dark on a mix of flowy singletrack, a bit of nice wide doubletrack, a couple of great hill climbs, and some beautiful lake riding in the shadow of Bear Mountain in Chugiak.

PRIZES FOR THE BEST ON-BIKE LIGHT SHOWS (costume, decorations, you decide.)

You will have the option of one or two 5+ mile laps. You must complete the race in the 2-hour time limit.

COURSE MAP HERE: https://cmbralaska.org/2021/12/19/merry-masher-21-course-map/

If you’re not racing, you are welcome to come out and cheer!

Thanks to Trek Bicycle Store of Anchorage for sponsoring this year’s race.

This event is a membership drive and fundraiser for Chugach Mountain Bike Riders and proceeds will go to support the improvement of the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

When: Wednesday, December 29th. Bibs Pick-Up 6pm. Race Start 7pm.

Where: Mirror Lake Park, Mile 24 Glenn Hwy, Chugiak, Alaska.

Cost: This is a member-only race. FREE to members, though we appreciate any additional donations!

(CMBR Membership $50 Individual/$100 Family)

Join CMBR and Happy Trails on Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 from 5-6:30pm for a professional trail-building session on berm and roller shaping and repair.

Ben’s Bike Playground is nearly complete, and CMBR is here to teach YOU how to BUILD, RIDE and MAINTAIN the new jump lines and pump track.

We realize this may be an awkward time for folks, but we are trying to catch the Happy Trails builders before they move on to their next project.

We expect Ben’s Bike Playground construction to be complete by mid to late September. After that we will wait for a couple weeks of dry weather for the trails to harden before opening.

Monday July 19, 2021

CONSTRUCTION NOTICE: Ben’s Bike Playground is happening! Mirror Lake north parking lot is closed, but trails will remain open, follow the detour signs. Overflow parking available at the boat launch, 400 yards past the beach.

We were really hoping the skies would dry up for our first official CMBR Kids session. While the rain has let up some, we recognize that standing around in the rain for our first lesson would not be the fun night we were looking forward to. You are welcome to come ride the trails with your families but we are cancelling tonight’s session. We will see you on Thursday!

Hello Parents,

We’ve had a few questions about rain today Tuesday, July 6th. (hello Alaskan summer).

Yes, CMBR Kids meets rain or shine, however if it’s really pouring, no one seems to have fun.

Because the forecast is drenched with a chance of showers, we WILL UPDATE THE http://www.CMBRalaska.org WEBSITE at 5pm to let you know if we will meet or not.

Thanks!

Details Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cmbr-kids-youth-mountain-bike-club-2021-registration-156766198921

UPDATE June 9, 2021. Boys Club is now on a waiting list.

Registration for CMBR Kids MTB Club is opening Monday, June 7th at 7pm! The cost is $100 for a family membership and $25 for each child registered for CMBR Kids. If you have not renewed your membership, do so today and you will be first in line for registration! Registration is a two step process. Step One: Renew your family membership. Members will receive an email with a promo code that removes the $100 family membership fee during CMBR Kids registration. Step Two: Register for CMBR Kids- pay $25 per child. We can’t wait to see you out on the trails!

https://app.waiversign.com/e/6088efcaccb8b000196265a7/doc/6088f0f7ccb8b000196265c6?event=none

Chugach Mountain Bike Riders is providing a 30-day public notice of its intent to apply for an Alaska Recreational Trail Program grant for the rehabilitation and realignment of the existing 2.5k multiuse trail at Mirror Lake Park. Trail improvements will be focused nearest the main trailhead and picnic area. Public Comment or Opposition can be submitted at the methods listed above. The deadline for public comment is April 20, 2021.

Pick. Click. Give! Our 2021 plans include a pump track, skills loop, and jump lines at Mirror Lake. Your donations to Chugach Mountain Bike Riders make it happen!

https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=230115

Roster is posted here:

Bib pickup is 11am-1pm on Saturday Dec 26th. Please be at the start line 2 minutes before your race time.

Beginner course has been groomed, Expert loops have some ungroomed sections. Enjoy!

TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MERRY MASHER!

1. FAT BIKES RACE FIRST. Mirror Lake trails, though packed, are not as hard as those in town. Plus bikes are allowed but will be racing after all the fat bikes have left to minimize ruts early in the race. Please let us know ahead of time if you’re on a tire smaller than 3.6″ wide.

2. TWO OPEN CLASSES FOR AWARDS. We have medals for the top 3 finishers for each course (the Beginner/Standard 5-mile course and the Sport/Expert 7-mile course) We forgot to ask gender and age during registration, so we’ll try to figure that out on race day, but for now, it’s a two-category race.

3. EXPERTS RACE AT NOON. Sport and Beginners follow. We expect to start everyone 1 minute apart between noon and 1:30 pm.

4. COVID MEANS NO SPECTATORS. We do, however, need safety volunteers at many intersections, so shoot us an email and we’ll give you an assignment that involves cheering your loved one!

5. MASKS ON WITHIN 10 FEET. You know the drill.

6. NO GROUPS LARGER THAN 10. Be at the start 2 minutes before your assigned time, not earlier. Start order will be posted on Christmas.

7. THE EXPERT LOOP IS TECHNICAL. There is a rollable 3′ drop onto the lake. Experts should be able to launch it at high speed. There are other fun features to excite you.

8. THE BEGINNER LOOP ALSO HAS CHALLENGING CLIMBS. Not as many as the expert loop, but with this new snow you will be enjoying a good cardio workout.

9. WE PROBABLY FORGOT SOMETHING.

10. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE TRAILS!

We are happy to announce Ben’s Bike Playground, a bike park for Mirror Lake! Construction is scheduled for Summer 2021!

Ben’s Bike Playground will include a pump track, skills loop and jump lines to create a terrific spot for beginner and intermediate riders to hone their mountain bike skills!

As of November 2020, CMBR has raised over $160k with a goal of $215k to fully build this bike park. Donations are being accepted through GiveLively.

A pump track teaches riders to gain free speed by weighting and unweighting, or “pumping” their bike over rollers and berms instead of pedaling. Take a look at this great new wooded pump track at Cope Park in Juneau!

A skills loop on the other hand is a series of balance features, teaching riders to stay on their line. We envision building our through the woods, and not in the field, but here’s a good example from Costa Rica.

And jump lines? Well, here’s a cool jump line from Seward’s Bike Park!

Become a part of Ben’s Bike Playground and donate at GiveLively!

A Message from Chugach Mountain Bike Riders:

Hi folks, we’re bummed about the rise of COVID cases in our community and the new Muni COVID “4-week reset” order, but we understand the need, and have been requested to limit outings to our households and “small chosen group of other individuals.”

At the mayor’s request, we have decided to suspend the rest of the CMBRkids season.  CMBRkids will not be meeting in August.

We apologize for the disruption to what has been such a fun and well attended season, but know that you, as well as we, value the safety of our community.

We look forward to working again with you next summer and please, now that you–or at least your kids, are familiar with the Mirror Lake trails, get out and enjoy this great outdoor resource in Chugiak.

Remember, your CMBR membership is good for the rest of the year.  If this “reset” is successful, we are open to sponsoring a mountain bike program for the kids in September.  Let us know if any of you would like to help organize a fall CMBR kids session, it will only run if we have enough volunteers to safely manage the kids.

Thanks, and remember to get out and ride!

Monday nights are ladies nights at the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

Each week a little different. Come out and be socially distant with us!

Clincs will be woman-led by a certified Professional Mountain Bike Instructor.

WHO: Women of all skill levels! We’d especially love to have the moms of our CMBRkids riders join us!

WHERE: @ the Mirror Lake Singletrack Trails, Chugiak (Mirror Lake exit off the Glenn Hwy)

WHEN: Mondays in July and August! (Sign up for ONE NIGHT at a time, you do not need to attend all the sessions.) Session #1 is Monday, July 13th.

TIME: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

COST: By donation. All donations will go to Chugach Mountain Bike Riders 501(c)3 with special emphasis on raising funds for a BIKE PLAYGROUND (pump track, skills loop, and jump lines) at Mirror Lake Park.

SPACE IS LIMITED! REGISTER FOR MONDAY #3 (Aug 3rd) HERE:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cmbr-womens-mtb-skill-clinic-3-registration-115098827692

COVID NOTE: In accordance with our permit from Chugiak-Eagle River Parks and Recreation, a health screening and contact tracing is required for every session. Women are required to wear masks when arriving. Six feet distancing is required whenever possible. Masks must be carried while riding, but are not required when riding more than ten feet apart.

Hi CMBR kids and coaches!  Here are the suggested loops for the first night of bike club 2020!  They are listed in order of difficulty.  We will be riding counter-clockwise. (Turn right on Easy Peasy/Green to start.)

Hi Parents! 

Please print and fill out these forms for the first day of CMBR kids bike club!

CMBRKidshandout2020Final CMBR Activities Release & Emergency Contact Info CMBR kids wavier 2020CMBR COVID WAIVER 2020CMBR mitigation plan[Revised].docx

Sign up now for the Mirror Lake Midsummer Masher MTB Time Trial Race on Sunday, June 28. Online entry is open now!

https://trekstorealaska.redpodium.com/mirror-lake-midsummer-masher-mtb-time-trial-race

Our 2020 race is sponsored by the Trek Store of Anchorage. This will be a short and steep, approximately 4-mile race, one racer at a time against the clock.

This is a race for all abilities and an especially great event for newer riders wanting to do their first mountain bike race. Riders leave at 30-second intervals and ride the course as fast as they can.

Who: Mountain bikers!
What: A four-mile time trial race against the clock.
When: Sunday, June 28. Check-in starts at 12pm. Race starts at 1pm.
Where: Mirror Lake Park, Chugiak
Cost: $15.00 online, $20 onsite, free for juniors age 12 and under.
Course: Check out the proposed course on Trailforks.

https://www.trailforks.com/route/merry-masher-2020-time-trial-proposed/

COVID PRECAUTIONS – Our permit requires masks for check-in and spectating. Masks are not required during the race. Thanks!

CMBRkids shirts are available now! Buy 2 and get a discount. We’ve got adults shirts too!

Orange kids shirts: https://www.redbubble.com/i/kids-t-shirt/Chugach-Mountain-Bike-Riders-by-CMBRalaska/46904908.7INPF

Blue adult shirts: https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Chugach-Mountain-Bike-Riders-by-CMBRalaska/46904908.LBH8E

Are you bringing the kiddos out to ride singletrack for the first time?  Or maybe you’re looking for a little taste yourself?  This is a 1/2 mile loop that starts from the main parking lot trailhead.  It’s real singletrack with lots of ups and downs, twists and turns, but it’s not as technically challenging as the trails on the back side of the park.

Be sure to go 50 yards to the RIGHT of the main map, back towards the picnic area to find the multiuse trailhead.

You can find a GPS map of this loop for your phone on Trailforks at:

https://www.trailforks.com/route/cmbrkids-loop-easy-peasy-to-wilson-s-way/

A huge thank you to our members and donors for supporting the Mirror Lake Singletrack!

We will be opening the trails to the public on Friday May 15th, 2020, but would like to extend a special invitation a day early to all those who have supported us during these past five years!

So please come out Thursday May 14th, 2020 for a Member Preview Day and run, ride or walk the Mirror Lake Singletrack trails!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

We are so proud of this community for coming together during this time of social distancing to rake and repair the trails for summer.  You are the best!

One more thing:  We just switched to a online membership system, and we probably made a few mistakes. Please log in and update your email, addresses, etc.

You will also able to check your renewal status, and date of last donation.

We love you guys!

Curious where everyone else is riding these days? Questions about trail conditions? Maybe a virtual race? Get a free account on Strava, track your rides, and join us online!

https://www.strava.com/clubs/CMBRalaska

The CMBR Strava club is open to anyone who pedals the Chugach Mountains, including but not limited to the riders from Mirror Lake Middle School mountain bike club, and CMBRkids youth summer mountain bike program.

CMBR is the only 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit dedicated to educating and organizing the Chugiak-Eagle River community to build, maintain and ride sustainable mountain bike trails on public lands.

CMBR Club Ride mountain bike jerseys are coming!  CMBR logo on the sleeve and “CMBR” printed above the pocket. Nice!

We are ordering jerseys for our CMBRkids coaches (volunteer to coach and get a shirt for free!)  For the rest of you CMBR folks, we are offering a huuuge discount preorder until March 15th.  Limited selection at retail prices may be available at Speedway Cycles mid-April.

It would also be cool if you joined or renewed your CMBR membership.

Preorder by March 15th and pay $65 mens/$55 womens. Dang!

Regular price is $90 mens/$70 womens.

Check out Men’s and Women’s sizing on the Club Ride website.

Click the size/style below to add it to your PayPal cart.  You can add multiple items for one checkout, just “continue shopping,” click VIEW CART to go back to PayPal.

PREORDERS ARE CLOSED.  THANKS!

• Mens XXL Detour CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Mens XL Detour CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Mens L Detour CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Mens M Detour CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Mens S Detour CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Womens XL Bandara CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Womens L Bandara CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Womens M Bandara CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Womens S Bandara CMBR Club Ride Shirt
• Womens XS Bandara CMBR Club Ride Shirt

Shirts will be arriving late April and will be available for pick-up at Speedway Cycles in Anchorage or at our CMBR Trail Work days at the Mirror Lake Singletrack (dates TBA).

We’d like to give Club Ride a big shout-out for their support of our CMBRkids program, thanks so much!

Join or renew your CMBR membership and you can race the Sat Dec 28th, 2019 Merry Masher FOR FREE!

Also, all CMBR memberships include a club permit to ride Eklunta, Inc. trails.

We would prefer that you join/renew and register for the race through EVENTBRITE, although they do charge a small fee, it really helps our volunteers to collect roster information and liability waivers automatically.

When you click register there is a “no race” option if that works better for you.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mirror-lake-merry-masher-winter-bike-race-registration-84427664417

We also can accept donations through PayPal, but you will need to send us your contact information, as they only share your email with us.  This option requires a bit more work for our volunteers to process.

Finally, you can send us a check!  This is great for larger donations and there are no fees, but it may take us a while to get you entered into the system!  Be sure to include a little note with your contact information and what the check is for. Our mailing address is Chugach Mountain Bike Riders, PO Box 672555, Chugiak, AK 99567.

Thanks!

We’re happy to have a new bridge and boardwalk installed on the Bog Trail near Edmonds Lake.  Thanks so much to ACF Church and the Boy Scouts for putting together this great Eagle Scout project!

We’re gonna head out and check the Midsummer Masher course to make sure it’s all ready to go!

Come and join us Thursday June 27th at 7pm for a no-drop course pre-ride (that means we’ll wait for everyone at the major intersections).

Hope to see you out riding the new trails!

Race information here: https://cmbralaska.org/races/

THE MIDSUMMER MASHER

The Mirror Lake Midsummer Masher mountain bike race is offered in partnership with Arctic MTB’s summer Mountain Bike series.  Arctic MTB (through the Arctic Bicycle Club) covers the insurance and registration for the Midsummer Masher as well as the vast majority of Southcentral Alaska’s summer bike races (Road, Mountain and Cyclocross.)  A portion of every Masher registration is donated to CMBR.

WHEN: Sunday June 30th, 1pm start.

WHERE: Click for the Midsummer Masher Map on Trailforks

COST: early registration is $20 adults/free for juniors ($30 race day). An annual Arctic MTB (ABC) race membership is required.  This is not the same as a CMBR membership.  For those racing the Arctic MTB series, please bring your bib, but you must register for the Midsummer Masher separately.  ArcticMTB will donate $5 from each registration to CMBR. (Registration is $30 day of race.)

REGISTER HERE: https://arcticmtb.redpodium.com/midsummer-masher

We are happy to announce CMBR KIDS, a parent-led youth bike club for ages 8-16 Tuesday and Thursday evenings July 2nd-August 15th from 7-8:30pm at Mirror Lake Park.

We are relying on parents and community volunteers to help coach and supervise the program.

Cost is $100 for the first child, $25 for each additional.  (Registration fee includes a family membership to CMBR.  If your family is current members of CMBR your first child is FREE!)

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cmbr-kids-youth-mountain-bike-club-tickets-62821303209

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please contact wendy@CMBRalaska.org.

Join us Thursday evenings in May 2019 from 6:30-8:30 to get the trails ready for summer! We will be clearing hazards, installing signs, opening drains and repairing trail tread. Hope to see you there!

Thurs May 9th meet on Camp Gorsuch Rd. We will be working purple and blue trails.

Thurs May 16th meet at the main parking lot. TREK will be hosting a BBQ afterwards! We will be working yellow and green trails.

Thurs May 23rd meet on Camp Gorsuch Rd. We will be working red and pink trails.

Chris Wilson is the guy who started the Mirror Lake Singletrack project. He and a small crew of volunteers worked for years pushing the idea, raising funds, designing trails and building community support. We’re happy to name the Yellow Trail WILSON’S WAY after Chris.

The Red Trail is kinda spicy, so now we’re calling it HOT TAMALE!

Enjoy!

We are so thankful to have our trickster trail builder (and group ride enthusiast) Clark as a part of the crew.

The Blue Loop singletrack has been christened RAVEN’S RIDGE in his honor.

Keep up the great work, Clark!

We’re stoked to announce that Maeve’s Maze is one of our newly approved trail names!

Maeve’s Maze is a part of the new session loops in the purple section, filled with nice flowy berms and a few good jumps. It’s also pretty easy to get turned around in there if you’re not paying attention!

Maeve is a Senior Park Planner for Anchorage’s Parks and Rec and has spent years pushing our projects to completion. Thanks, Maeve for all you do to strengthen mountain biking in our communities!

Thanks, Maeve!

Click here for our Feb 2019 CMBR newsletter!

Help us pick some real names for the Mirror Lake Singletrack!

Come out to Matanuska Brewing in Eagle River this Sunday February 10th 6:30pm and help us pick some real trail names for the Mirror Lake Singletrack!

Yep, the colors were always meant as a temporary thing. Our Grand Opening is June 1st, and we need to get our maps and signs ready.

We’ll be drinking beers and brainstorming upstairs, so please stop by!

ALSO:

1. Icy River Rampage Sat Feb 9th! 
https://www.ernc.org/courses/icy-river-rampage

This 20/10-mile winter bike race is a fundraiser for the Nature Center. Race will start and end at the Center, with some riding on the frozen Eagle River. There will be an award ceremony, fire and barbecue after the race. Entry fee is $35 if pre-registered, and $40 on the day of the race.  Race is sponsored by the Trek Bicycle Store in Anchorage.

2. Eagle River Fat Tire Rides Facebook Group 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/306687573159452/

Twice a week beginner-to-intermediate fat bike riding group in Chugiak-Eagle River.  Rides announced on Facebook.

3. Club Permit to ride Eklutna, Inc. Private Trails.
https://cmbralaska.org/eklutna-inc-trail-permits/

We are happy to partner with Eklutna, Inc. to provide current CMBR members a permit to ride the private Eklutna, Inc. trails between Peters Creek and the Eklutna River (behind Mirror Lake Middle School), and also the South Fork Eagle River Confluence “Singletrack” Trails off of the Briggs Bridge trail.  This opens over a dozen miles of bike trails to Chugiak-Eagle River riders!

4. Renew your CMBR membership today!
https://cmbralaska.org/join-cmbr/

Thanks to everyone who renewed their memberships during our winter fundraising drive!  Upcoming trail projects include maps and trail signs, repairing muddy spots, adding a few skill-building features and year-round trail mainentance.  Our youth summer program CMBR-kids will be starting up in June and spring trail work starts mid-May.  If you haven’t already, please consider joining or renewing your CMBR membership!

5. Thanks trail packers and groomers!  WE LOVE SNOWSHOERS!

We’re lucky to have a crew of folks who regularly snowshoe the trails to pack them down for fat bike riding, this helps smooth out any bumps left by walkers..  Please tell your friends that we welcome snowshoes on the trails!

6. CMBR Email List
https://mailchi.mp/e48d374c2d6f/cmbralaska

You may have noticed that we’ve moved over to MailChimp for our emails.  We’ve tried our best to get everyone’s information correct.  Our apologies if you received this email by mistake.  You can now update your email and preferences through the links at the bottom of this page.

Thanks so much!

Come out to Matanuska Brewing in Eagle River on Sunday February 10th 6:30-8:30pm and help us pick some real trail names for the Mirror Lake Singletrack!

Yep, the colors were always meant as a temporary thing. Our Grand Opening is June 1st, and we need to get our maps and signs ready.

We’ll be drinking beers and brainstorming upstairs, so please stop by!

Merry Masher results are in! (Ranking is prioritized by initial choice of division, racers who switched divisions are ranked in order at the end) Thanks Bob and Meg for timing!

Our brand new 2018 Merry Masher course offers a great sampling of what Mirror Lake has to offer.  Flat lake riding, a couple long hill climbs, some nice rolling doubletrack and a few sections of tight singletrack.

If you’re looking for a quick beginner-friendly WINTER-ONLY loop, we recommend riding the old 2.5k doubletrack loop shown below.  It avoids the hill climbs and the twisty singletrack sections.  You can extend the loop by two miles by riding around Edmonds (1 mi.) and Mirror (1 mi.) Lakes.

* Current members please email us for your discount/promotional code. *

Enjoy A BRAND NEW COURSE at the second annual Mirror Lake Merry Masher winter bike race, a fundraiser for the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

We’ve got over five miles of flowy new singletrack, nice wide doubletrack, a couple hill climbs and some beautiful lake riding in the shadow of Bear Mountain in Chugiak. Choose your distance: Beginner (1 lap), Sport (2 laps) or Expert (3 laps).

This event is a membership drive and fundraiser for Chugach Mountain Bike Riders and proceeds will go to support the improvement of the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

When: Saturday December 29th at noon. (Bib-Pickup from 11:00-11:45)

Where: Mirror Lake Park, Mile 24 Glenn Hwy, Chugiak, Alaska.

Cost: Early registration is FREE to members! $35 non-members.

(CMBR Membership $50 Individual/$100 Family.)

Race day registration is $5 member/ $40 non-member.

A big thanks to Chain Reaction Cycles for sponsoring the race.

Don’t want to race, but still want to be a part of it all?  We need volunteers to make this happen!

Questions?  Email CMBRalaska@gmail.com or call Will 907-688-5288.

Full size map here: CMBR Eklutna Permit Map

We are happy to partner with Eklutna, Inc. to provide CMBR members a permit to ride the private Eklutna, Inc. trails between Peters Creek and the Eklutna River (behind Mirror Lake Middle School), and also the South Fork Eagle River Confluence “Singletrack” Trails off of the Briggs Bridge trail.

This opens over a dozen miles of bike trails to Chugiak-Eagle River riders!

Note: Permitted areas are highlighted in yellow.  Eklunta, Inc. lands within the permitted areas are outlined in white.  Some areas within the permitted area are within State and Municipal Park boundaries, and some areas are under other private ownership.

Common access points to Eklutna, Inc. trails include:

1. Stoltze Road Bridge, which provides access to the mouth of Peters Creek and the Peters Creek hayflats.
2. Behind the Red Gate at Mirror Lake Middle School.  This connects to the Upper and Lower Powerline trails as well as the Old 4WD Trail and the Bluff Singletrack.
3. The South Fork Confluence “Singletrack” trails begin uphill from Chugach State Park’s Briggs Bridge to South Fork Confluence trail, and includes the trails just past South Fork Eagle River.
4. Peters Creek Neighborhood Trails. Several trails start in the neighborhoods bordering Eklunta, Inc. land.

Join CMBR, be sure to share your address and contact information at checkout, and we will add you to the roster for legal Eklutna access.  Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing.

Permits are also available by contacting Eklutna, Inc. directly.

You must ride with a permit in your possession.

Close up of Eklunta, Inc. Lands in Eagle River Valley showing Briggs Bridge to South Fork Eagle River Confluence.  Eklutna, Inc. lands are the white-outlined inholdings in Chugach State Park and are South (uphill) and East (upriver) from the State Park Trail.

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We always suggest you shop locally first, but if you need to order something, please make your Amazon purchases through our link. CMBR will receive a 0.5% donation!

Oct 29-Nov 2, 2018 Amazon is matching a 5% donation, ten times the normal amount.

All five miles of phase 1 and phase 2 Singletrack trails are now open. Enjoy!

We love our new tool trailer, made possible with a grant from Matanuska Electric Association’s Operation Roundup. Thanks for supporting local trails!

Let’s get rolling! The CMBR board is meeting Mon Nov 12th 6:45pm to wrap up the summer build season and get our winter fat bike events lined up! We will also be developing proposals for next year’s Singletrack improvements and CMBRkids youth program. CMBR members are invited to attend.

Phase 1 Singletrack and Multiuse trails are open at Mirror Lake Park.

The new Phase 2 trails have been completed and have passed inspection, but we are still waiting for the new GIS data to be incorporated into the 911 Emergency Services database and final signatures from Parks and Rec.

We’re hoping to open the trails to the public in mid-October!

CMBR Annual Meeting and Bike Ride, Thurs Oct 11th 6:30pm. Bring a light!

We’ll have a short business meeting and elections followed by a ride on the new singletrack. All CMBR members are welcome!

Trail Building is not meeting at the main parking lot (red x) for the remainder of the build season. Instead, we are meeting at the big Boy Scout sign on Camp Gorsuch Rd (gold star).

Next work parties are Sun Sep 16th 1:30-4pm, Thurs Sep 20th 6-8pm, Sun Sep 23rd 1:30-4pm, and our last session before inspection on Sun Sep 30th 1:30-4pm!

This week we are finishing the tread on the new purple trail above the road to Camp Carlquist (highlighted in red).

We’ll see you then!

Only two weeks of evening trail building left! We’ll be out Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm through Sept 15. We’re working the section highlighted in red. Sundays will continue through the end of September 1:30-4pm.

Trail Building will be meeting Thursdays 6:30pm through Sep 13th and Sundays at 1:30pm through Sep 30th at the main trailhead (the side of the parking lot away from the lake.) * Letter E on the map.

Finally a clear forecast! We’ve been delayed by the rain so are adding a Tuesday August 28th 6:30-8:30 evening make-up Volunteer Trail Building session. It’ll be fun to work with you all when IT’S NOT RAINING!

We’re stoked to hand out a couple Trail Crew hats to two more awesome volunteers!

Build days will continue every Thursday 6:30-8:30pm and Sunday 1:30-4pm through September!

NEW LOCATION! Meet on Camp Gorsuch Rd near the big Boy Scout sign!

Volunteer Trail Building Sessions 2018:

Thursday Aug 9, 6:30-8:30pm

Thursday Aug 16, 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday Aug 19 1:30-4:00pm

Thursday Aug 23, 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday Aug 26 1:30-4:00pm

Thursday Aug 30, 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday Sep 2 1:30-4:00pm

Thursday Sep 6, 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday Sep 9 1:30-4:00pm

Thursday Sep 13, 6:30-8:30pm

Sunday Sep 16 1:30-4:00pm

Sunday Sep 23 1:30-4:00pm

Sunday Sep 30 1:30-4:00pm

We’ve got several miles of trail to build, hope you can join us!  For more information email CMBRalaska@gmail.com

Thanks so much to Peter’s Creek Chevron for being our newest trail sponsor! Be sure to thank them when you fill up!

See you 7pm Tuesday June 12th at Mirror Lake Park! Please come early if your kiddo still needs their bike checked.

More information on our CMBRkids page.

Backcountry Bike and Ski in Palmer was our first Trail Sponsor during phase one, and keeps the title as our first Trail Sponsor of phase two! Thanks so much!

Phase 2 Mirror Lake trails are approved! Over $100k has been raised for almost 3 additional miles of singletrack. We need your help to match $15k for 15,000’ of trail. Can you donate a DOLLAR A FOOT to make this happen? Build starts July 15^th!

Become a Member! $50 individual/$100 family.

Become a Trail Sponsor! $500 for a full-color sign post.

Donate a DOLLAR A FOOT! Choose your own donation!

*CMBR is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organiztion.

A huge thank goes to the Federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP), Chugiak-Eagle River Parks and Recreation and Alaska Trails for grants to build the planned phase 2 trails as well as additional funding for connecting and improving existing trails, maps and signage.

This Sat June 2, 2018 11a-2p is CMBR kids youth mountain bike club sign-ups at Mirror Lake Park. We expect to fill up, so don’t miss out.

Bring your bikes and helmets. We’ll have bike checks for kids and adults, group rides on the trails, games on the field, and the BBQ going.

Sign-ups are just one part of MOUNTAIN BIKE DAY at Mirror Lake, all ages and skill levels are invited to attend, not just families and kids!

(This is for everyone, even if your kids are not signing up for camp.)

Donate your bicycle to charity!

We will be collecting used bicycles at our Family Mountain Bike Day Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 and hauling a load to Off the Chain Bike Collective who will fix them up and recycle them back into the community!

More information about Off the Chain at http://www.offthechainak.org/

We want to give a big thank you to Alaska Trails for being our 501(c)3 sponsor as we built Phase 1 of the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

We are also pleased to announce the CMBR has finally received our own 501(c)3 nonprofit tax exempt status from the IRS! It’s been a year of waiting.

Phase 2 is coming soon, Woohoo!

We are super stoked to have Orthopedic Physicians Alaska join us as a Trail Sponsor, four times over!

We’ll be installing these signs at our next Trail Work Party, Sat May 12th 10am. Thanks OPA!

What: May Volunteer Trail Work Party #1

When: Saturday May 12th, 10am-1pm

Where: Mirror Lake Park

Details: After a sloppy break-up, it’s time to get our Mirror Lake Mountain Bike Singletrack Trails back in shape! Don’t worry if you’ve never done trail work, our mission is to teach you how to build, ride AND maintain sustainable mountain bike trails! Bring some work gloves, and eye protection if you have it. Youth are welcome, but will need a parent signature and a responsible adult with them.

What: May Volunteer Trail Work Party #2

When: Saturday May 19th, 10am-1pm

Where: Mirror Lake Park

Details: We will continue our spring maintenance of the Mirror Lake Singletrack Mountain Bike Trails. We will be clearing drains, smoothing trails, hauling rocks and clipping branches. Don’t worry if you’ve never done trail work, our mission is to teach you how to build, ride AND maintain sustainable mountain bike trails! Bring some work gloves, and eye protection if you have it. Youth are welcome, but will need a parent signature and a responsible adult with them.

What: Mountain Bike Day at Mirror Lake Park!

When: Saturday June 2nd, 11am-2pm

Where: Mirror Lake Park

Details: Join us on National Trails Day for a Family Mountain Bike Day at Mirror Lake Park! Bring your bikes for free bike safety checks and minor tune-ups, enjoy kids games on the field, a scavenger hunt on the bike trails and a lunch time BBQ. We will be signing kids up for our CMBRkids youth bike camp and will be offering group rides for all ages! We also will be hosting a used bike collection for folks to donate their old bikes to charity. June 2nd is the official opening of the Mirror Lake Mountain Bike Singletrack Trails for summer.

What: CMBRkids Youth Mountain Bike Camp

When: Tuesdays, June 12^th-Aug 7^th 7-8:30pm (Sign up June 2^nd 11a-2p at Mountain Bike Day.)

Where: Mirror Lake Park

Details: CMBR kids camp provides an introduction to mountain biking by teaching fundamental bike handling skills, building confidence on more challenging terrain and promoting a healthy lifestyle through mountain biking.

Hi folks! We’ll be at the Anchorage Cycling Open House this Saturday, April 7th 2018 at REI, from noon-4pm. Stop by and say hi!

https://www.rei.com/event/anchorage-cycling-open-house/anchorage/197008

Join us April 10, 2018 at Sleepy Dog Coffee to plan out our May maintenance days, June’s National Trail Day, next summer’s CMBR Kids Mountain Bike Camp, as well as planning and design days for phase 2 trail construction! CMBR members, volunteers and interested community members are invited to attend!

Thanks to everyone who came out to race yesterday and to all who donated to the trails this year. We had a great time and hope you did as well!  We had over 50 racers, a dozen volunteers and met our fundraising goal for 2017.  You all rock!

Thanks as well to our fabulous sponsors: Chain Reaction Cycles, the Eagle River Alehouse, Jitters, and the Eagle River Nature Center.  And finally, a big thank you to Chugiak-Eagle River Parks and Recreation for their enthusiastic support of the new Mirror Lake Singletrack trails.

If there’s any mistakes in the results, please let us know.  Nice work everyone!

We are pleased to annouce the first-ever Mirror Lake Merry Masher winter bike race!

Enjoy a sweet 5 mile course consisting of flowy new singletrack, nice wide doubletrack, a couple hill climbs and some beautiful lake riding in the shadow of Bear Mountain in Chugiak.  Choose your distance: Beginner (1 lap), Sport (2 laps) or Expert (3 laps).

This event is a membership drive and fundraiser for Chugach Mountain Bike Riders and proceeds will go to support the expansion and maintenance of the Mirror Lake Singletrack.

When: Saturday December 30th 1:30pm (Registration 12-1:00)

Where: Mirror Lake Park, Mile 24 Glenn Hwy, Chugiak, Alaska.

Cost: FREE to members! additional donations appreciated.

(CMBR Membership $50 Individual/$100 Family)

Our insurance requires all racers to be members, so if you can’t swing a full membership, we’re offering a $35 day pass membership so everyone can come and race with us.

A big thanks to Chain Reaction Cycles for sponsoring our first race!

Don’t want to race, but still want to be a part of it all?  We need volunteers to make this happen!

Questions?  Email CMBRalaska@gmail.com or call Will 907-688-5288.

Sign up through PayPal here:   

Mirror Lake’s 1st ever Merry Masher winter bike race will be held Saturday December 30th, 2017!  More details can be found under races.

Print out a pdf of the course map here: Merry Masher 2017 PDF Map

On Sat Dec 23rd 1:30pm the Eagle River Fat Tire Rides Group will be going on a mellow pre-ride of the Merry Masher course at Mirror Lake!

This is NOT a race, but a no-drop ride of the race course. Be prepared to help clear any pokey sticks you encounter or stomp out alternate routes for the Dec 30th racers.

Meet at the main trailhead.

We’re looking for folks to help organize the first-ever Mirror Lake Merry Masher Dec 30th winter bike race.

Let’s meet this Wednesday Dec 6th 6:30pm at Sleepy Dog Coffee in Eagle River! (Regular board meeting to follow planning session.)

It’s fundraising time! We are hoping to raise about $2000 by the end of the year.  Can you join CMBR in building, maintaining and riding sustainable mountain bike trails in Chugiak-Eagle River?  We’ve got volunteer insurance to pay, two grants in process for expanding the trail system and we’re planning a winter bike race for you all.  Hope you can join us!

https://cmbralaska.org/join-cmbr/

A huge thanks to Steve at Alaska Trails for submitting a federal Receational Trails Grant to fund construction of phase 2 of the Mirror Lake Singletrack.  This would allow us to build the 2nd half of the originally proposed 4 miles of mountain bike trails at Mirror Lake Park.  Wish us luck!

Arctic Cross is coming to Mirror Lake this Saturday Sep 30th! Woohoo! 

To clarify, the races will NOT be held on the new Singletrack, but will be held across the highway on the Coyote Ski Trails at Mirror Lake Middle School (off the North Peters Creek exit). 

See you there!

We are super excited that Alaska Trails is bringing the International Mountain Bicycling Association to Kincaid for the Alaska Mountain Bike Summit on Fri-Sat Oct 6-7!  

Even better, we are happy to announce that we are offering a few scholarships to our Mirror Lake Singletrack volunteers. 

 Send us a message, we’d love to hook you up!

CMBR volunteers removed about a dozen trees that fell across the trails, but have not gotten to the dozens of new rootballs that sprung up during this past week’s windstorm.

We’ll be out this week flagging additional trees and tread that need attention.  

Lend a hand with the trail repair and join us Sat Sep 23rd 9am-4pm for our fall trail work day!

Let’s celebrate our new mountain bike trails and keep them in shape with a little fall maintenance! Come out for a morning 9am-12pm and/or an afternoon 1-4pm work session. We’ll have a lunch and social hour for everyone from noon-1pm!

We’ve got gravel to haul to a few spots, loose rocks to clear from the big hill, a few sight lines to clear, some roots to trim and a bunch of drains that need to be opened up.

Hope to see you there!

Permanent trail signs are up! A big thank you to Eagle River/Chugiak Parks and Recreation, CMBR Volunteers and our local Trail Sponsors for making this happen! Sweet sign design by Aurora at Mad Dog Graphx.

Next Weds Aug 23rd 6:30pm is CMBR’s 1st Annual Meeting! We’ll be electing board members and officers, scheduling fall maintenance, and planning out phase two for the club and the trails. We’ll be meeting in Ben’s Yurt in Chugiak, so send us a message if you’d like directions! Thanks!

The Mirror Lake Singletrack is now open. Thank you to all those who donated time and/or money to make this happen!

CMBR Kids Youth Mountain Bike Camp Sign-ups are IN PERSON only! We expect to fill up quickly! Kids are not required, but are encouraged to attend.

Bring bikes and helmets for adults and youth.   We will offer bike and helmet checks and will be taking families on “Get to Know Your Trails” rides throughout the evening.

The camp itself is free, but your family must be a member of Chugach Mountain Bike Riders at the $50 or above level.

We will have all the registration materials, including club membership forms, at the sign-up.

Parents are needed to be coaches and parent helpers.

Thanks!

Thanks to the Alaska Star for a great write up! We’re hoping to open the trails in early June, and we’ve got lots more trail posts to install. 

Send us an email and we can give you a couple posts to put in, you can even borrow our post-hole digger!

Hi folks, it’s crunch time!  Muni inspection of the trails is just over a week away! 

Some folks are not able to make our Saturday at work sessions, so we added an extra Tuesday evening session to repair a frost damaged bypass on the blue loop. Be ready to dig out drainage and build some flow. 

We also need do a full fall hazards sweep on the trails.  Hope to see you Tuesday!

New bear bells are in! They sound extra nice and for a $10 donation one can be yours. 

The new trails are 2-way so we asking all bikers to ride with bells on. 

We’ll have them at the work party this Saturday 1-4pm. 

Extra special thanks to the Eagle River Alehouse for sponsoring the bells!

We are sooo close to opening these new trails! Please come out and help us fix drainage, clear hazards and repair some trail sections so we can get out and ride the new Mirror Lake Singletrack!

Saturday May 13th 1-4pm. Meet at the bike trailhead at the far end of the Mirror Lake Park main parking lot. Bring work gloves, a lopper or hand pruner if you have one, and youth under 18 will need a parent signature.
We will have a second work party the following Saturday May 20th 1-4pm to put the finishing touches on the trails!

Thanks to all who are helping build your new single track mountain biking trails.

Thanks to eveyone who joined CMBR last fall.  With your donations, we were able to finish up just before the snow came.  Unfortunately, the frost wreaked havoc with a small section on the back side which, without a bypass, has delayed opening.  We’ll have a few work parties this spring to get the trails into shape, don’t worry!

For those who donated $500 and above we are pleased to offer a little recognition by adding a sponsorship sign on our trail posts.  We still have several posts available, but spaces are limited.  Check out the details on our Sponsorship Page!

Spread the word, CMBR has started fundraising! We are happy to offer folks a chance to become a member and help open the Mirror Lake Singletrack. We need to raise about $2000 by the end of October to install temporary signage and buy liability insurance so we can open the trails this winter.

https://cmbralaska.org/join-cmbr/

Hey folks, Alaska Trails is our nonprofit sponsor, supplying all the tools and submitting the grant for all of our trail work. Their fall fundraiser is coming up at the Taproot with Big Fat Buddha October 20. Please buy a ticket and show your support!

http://www.alaska-trails.org/fall-fundraiser.html

Hey trail volunteers! Here’s a visualization on what we’re shooting for on our trail cross sections: Roots cut, ceiling cleared, tread smoothed, backslope blended and rounded. Thanks!

(Source: IMBA, Building Better Trails Manual)