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We will post the Fall/Winter trail work schedule here as soon as it becomes available. Stay tunned

In 2015 the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition Partnered with the City of Sedona to further plan new construction and adoption of nearly 25 miles of single track in the Dry Creek Area also known as the Western Gateway. Many of you are likely familiar with Last Frontier or Western Civilization trails. We hired Tyson Swasey to design and plan the trail system. Tyson is well known for his work in Moab on Captain Ahab Trail and working with Trail Mix. Tyson now works with IMBA Trail Solutions. The plan created by Tyson has now made its way into a proposal by the FS which also includes a few other projects within the Coconino NF. We need you to give your opinion on the request for comments to the FS. If all goes well we will be hopefully putting much of these propesed trail projects on the ground in the coming work cycles.

We ask that you read through Tysons proposal as there are a number of trails not included into the FS document. We feel strongly that the "Down and Out" trail should be included in the FS planning. The Down and Out Trail adds the full spectrum of skill range to the area. 

TYSONS PROPOSAL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BztdIccNzQxFS1U1RFo0UGJOYUU/view?usp=sharing

VVCC DRAFT COMMENTS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BztdIccNzQxFdHo3aThzNFNGQjg/view?usp=sharing 

FS DOCUMENTS HERE: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd489167.pdf

MAPS: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd489165.pdf

Hi All and Happy Holidays – 

We hope your New Years Resolution is to help the trails more!!! Here are dates for the Saturday trail days into March.

January 9th 

January 23rd 

February 6th 

February 20th 

March 5th

WHERE: 

Schuerman Mountain TH at 8:30 am. The trail work will consist of new trail construction and general maintenance in the Carrol Canyon/Scheurman Mountain area. All trail work sessions start at 8:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted. 

Directions: From Sedona head west on 89A (towards Cottonwood), turn left on Upper Red Rock Loop Road. Continue on Upper Red Rock Loop Road for .25 mile and take a right onto Red Rock High School Drive. The Scheurman Mountain Trailhead will be on the left. 

What to bring: 

• Sturdy closed-toe shoes
• Long pants
• Sunscreen, water and snacks
• Gloves
• Bike helmet or hard hat (if available)

For more information please call or email: 

Forrest Saville, Trail Coordinator (928) 606-1748

Sedona City Engineering has approved the recently finished 100% planning documents from IMBA Trail Solutions and Stantec Engineering. The city has now opened a request for Statement Of Qualifications (SOQ) on their website for a BSP contractor. If you or anyone you know is interested in applying for the contract follow the bellow link. Huge thanks to all who participated in the BSP task force at the city and especially to Doug Copp the City Bike Cordinator/VVCC board member for keeping the ball rolling on this amazing project. 

Get STOKED!!!!! 

http://sedonaaz.gov/Sedonacms/index.aspx?recordid=205&page=663

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE FALL 2015 REDROCK VOLUNTEER TRAIL WORK DAYS

October 24

November 7 & 21

December 5 & 19

All trail work days will start out by meeting at the Old Post Trailhead at 8:30 am. This trailhead is located at the south end of the Old Post Trail, at the Kiosk located by the paved Chavez Ranch Road. The trail work will consist of new trail construction and general maintenance in the Carrol Canyon/Scheurman Mountain area.

Directions: From Sedona  head west on 89A (towards Cottonwood), turn left on Upper Red Rock Loop Road. Continue on Upper Red Rock Loop Road for 1.8 miles and take a left onto Chavez Ranch Road. The Old Post Trailhead will be on the left.

All trail work sessions start at 8:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted.

What you need to bring: Sturdy closed-toe shoes, long pants, sunscreen, water, snacks, and head protection are required. If you have a bike helmet or hard hat, you can bring that. Hardhats and gloves will be provided for those who do not have them. Trail tools and trail work instructions will be provided. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please put these dates in your calendar and bring your friends and family!There is lots to do, of varying degrees of skill and effort.

For more information please give a call to or email Forrest Saville, Red Rock Ranger District Trail Coordinator.

Forrest Saville

p: 928-203-7509 

c: 928-606-1748 

f: 928-203-7539 

sfsaville@fs.fed.us

Are you curious about Keep Sedona Beautiful's pursuit of getting Sedona and a good portion of the Verde Valley designated as a National Monument? So are we. A big thanks to Board Member Dan Blaetter for volunteering to sit on KSBs executive committee where the details of the movement will be discussed and developed. Dan hopes to ensure we cyclists are represented and we do not lose any access or rights.

If you are curious to find out more on the movement here is a link to a website put up by KSB for more info: www.sedonaverdevalleyredrocknationalmonument.org

We also encourage people to look into this themselves. There are a 9 other monuments managed by the National Forest with in the US. Please share your thoughts through the comments or email us at: board@vvcc.us

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_Forest_Service_National_Monuments

A big thanks to Board members Doug Copp, Dan Blaetter, Jake Plapp and Caroline Oreel and many other community and city members for making this possible!!! The VVCC hopes to see this progression of bike friendly infrastructure continue to grow. Here below is Sedona's report card alongside the average rating of a Gold community.

If you're planning on helping out with the Sedona Bike Park there will be a training coming up in Flagstaff this Saturday the 18th for the Fort Tuthill Bike Park through Flagstaff Biking Organization. We highly recommend you attend this if you plan on helping out with construction or maintenance opportunities with the Sedona park. VVCC is supporting this training and hope you can attend. Follow the link below for full info.

http://flagstaffbiking.org/fort-tuthill-bike-park-training-presented-by-imba-trail-solutions/ 

Due to scheduling conflicts with FS and VVCC trail leaders being unavailable now for Wednesday's trail work we have to cancel. Sorry