After the December storms and all the recent rain, Majura is a bit of a mess. There’s also a few other things going on.The short version is there’s hero dirt to be found at the south end descents but everything else should be avoided. Read on for the full details. Conditions It’s really wet and … Read more
The intention last night was to do a bit of maintenance on the Sicnic Bench, maybe fill a few holes on berms and then fire up the BBQ and pat ourselves on the back for another busy year. However when people kept turning up not only did we have to send out for more sausages … Read more
On Tuesday night representatives from Majura Pines Trail Alliance attended the 2023 Volunteering ACT Awards. It was a fantastic evening recognising the inspiring work that so many volunteers and groups do in such worthy areas. We were delighted to be Highly Commended in the Team of the Year category (kind of second place). This award … Read more
We will be holding our last volunteer trail build of the year on Tuesday 12th December from 17:30 onwards at the top of winery hill. The ever popular Sicnic Bench will be getting some maintenance and we’ll also do some work on the top part of Pinot Grinio. Hang around afterwards for our end of … Read more
Join us on Tuesday 21st November when we will be kicking off our summer evening build season by doing some maintenance at the bottom of winery hill. Meet at the bottom of Pinot Grinio / start of Bombora, which is just a short walk or ride along from the winery gate. We’ll be out there … Read more
We have added a couple of new designs to our merch store, both variations on the pine tree from our logo. Buying some merch is a great way to give back to the trails you ride – all proceeds go to out trail fund used to buy tools and materials for our volunteers. They also … Read more
A big shout out to the guys from Capital Kamikaze – not only did they put on a great race a few weeks ago at Majura but they have made a very generous donation to our Trail Fund. It’s heartening that there are event organisers who recongise that without community built trails, such as ours, … Read more
The Corporate Build Day was again a huge success. Despite being a touch warm at times, 35 willing volunteers put in a huge shift. Now that the trees in the harvested areas are finally re-growing we decided it was time to bring back an old trail – but with a new twist. Beyond Black Stump … Read more
The Majura Pines Recreation Area is a small 80 hectare forest on the outskirts of Canberra. It contains approximately 25km of mountain bike trails and a small dirt jump park. The majority of the trails are volunteer built and maintained. The exceptions are the 4 flow trails that were constructed in 2015 by a professional … Read more
Many companies offer 1 or more paid volunteer days per year to support local community activities. On Tuesday 24th October Majura Pines Trail Alliance will be running a special midweek trail build aimed at such employees. If your company doesn’t support a scheme like this, or if you aren’t sure if they do, speak to … Read more