Despite a week of sunshine things aren’t a whole lot better at Majura; it’s going to take a while longer to dry out and Sunday’s forecast isn’t going to help. On the plus side ACT Parks and Conservation Service, assisted and guided by our volunteers, have been out on the chainsaws and a number of … Read more
Monday night’s strong winds, combined with saturated ground, has meant a number of trees have come down at Majura. The rangers from ACT Parks and Conservation Service have been out there this week and cleared many trees but some trails are still blocked and there are probably some we haven’t even found yet. Please take … Read more
From everyone who rides at Majura Pines – young, old, XC, DH, dirt jump, trail, enduro, singlespeed, everything in between and the trail builders – a huge thanks to MTB Direct for this amazing $10,000 Dollars for Dirt grant. The money will be spent fixing up Rock Lobster, which is a popular trail that has … Read more
It’s not good news, I’m afraid. Nearly all trails are wet and muddy. The creeks are full and, more damagingly, water is leaching out of the hillside in many many places. It is this hard to predict subterranean water that gets brought to the surface by the agitation of bikes passing that does the real … Read more
With more rain last night, on to a saturated base, poor old Maj’ isn’t coping well. We appreciate it is going to be tempting to ride with sunshine forecast this weekend but it’s going to take weeks, not days, for the trails to dry out. Riding now will create damage that volunteers will have to … Read more
The inaugural, annual Majura Pines Corporate Trail Day was a huge success! Unfortunately all the recent rain meant we couldn’t cut in the new trail we had planned. However, a large amount of very beneficial maintenance work was undertaken by a great fun, hard working crew who all agreed it was the best day they … Read more
Thanks to Tune BikeWorks and Evolve Capabilities we now have a fantastic Park Tool trailhead workstation at the picnic area at the Majura Rd carpark. This area is popular with beginners and where many start their rides from. Now if you have forgotten your tools and need to adjust your bike you can pop it … Read more
Despite the threat of thunder, a good crew came out and we bashed the final 2 jumps and catch berm on Papa Bear in to shape. All that was left then was to fire up the BBQ and test ride the trail. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this line, especially the guys from … Read more
After Garreth from Iconic Trails piled up mountains of dirt for us, the legends from Majurassic Park have, in between the wet weather, been working away finishing off the jumps. To get this trail over the line, and to celebrate all their hard work, we are holding a dig this Saturday afternoon followed by a … Read more
Many companies offer 1 or more paid volunteer days per year to support local community activities. On Wednesday 12th 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