TRAILS & EVENTS

You often hear us say that MORE builds, maintains, and advocates for public, sustainable, natural surface trails. But what does that mean?

Here are some numbers from 2025 that show our impact:


• 21 miles of new trail built
• 983 miles of trails stewarded
• 12,586 trail work hours
• 17,257 total volunteer hours
• 1,000+ unique volunteers
• 865 group rides
• Numerous trails maintained and refurbished

That means places to ride your bike, be with nature, and share the joy of being outdoors with loved ones. That means infrastructure for events like races and team practice. That means trail experiences for a variety of users and free spaces for the community. Your support makes it all possible. Thank you!

Keep the momentum going by joining MORE or renewing your membership! Not sure about your membership status? Hit reply and we can check for you.

Happy trails!

Jali Fernando
MORE Executive Director

TRAIL WINS IN MD & VA

We're excited to share two advocacy wins in Prince George's County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia!

In late 2023, we asked the mountain biking community to comment on Prince George's County plans for the newly acquired forest land in Upper Marlboro. Thanks to your advocacy, the county included trails and mountain biking access in their plans. The county crew got to work cutting new trails in the Charles Branch Natural Area, and in November 2025, MORE volunteers helped put finishing touches on a section of trail.

Phase 1 is complete and 5 new miles of trail are ready to ride in Charles Branch! The plan is to have 10 miles of trail in and connect Charles Branch to Rosaryville State Park.

Over in Fairfax County, MORE advocates have been pushing for a natural surface connector from Brookfield Park to the Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail (CCT). Years of advocacy finally paid off after the county completed that connector a few months ago. Now, you can easily ride from Brookfield to Accotink and Wakefield.

The respective counties will be holding an official ribbon cutting for these new trails on June 6.

GET YOUR MORE JERSEY BEFORE IT'S GONE

Today is the last day to order your limited edition MORE x Cognative MTB jersey!

Available in two colors and in men's and women's sizes (XS to 5X), these jerseys are made with a super light ion pro premium fabric blend and silver-based antimicrobial control. They also provide UPF30 sun protection. Perfect for those warm riding days.

LOCUST SHADE RIDE & PICNIC, 6/27

Summer is just around the corner, and we're kicking off our Summer Ride & Picnic Series with an event at Locust Shade on June 27!

Celebrate the season with group rides, a skills clinic, games, food, and drinks. This event is free and open to all, but we ask that you sign up to help us plan.

Save the date for other Ride & Picnic events:

• Patuxent River State Park - 8/8
• Lake Accotink - 8/29
• Lake Fairfax - 9/12

AACO EPIC, 7/11

Registration for the first ever AACo Epic is open! Happening on July 11 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, the AACo Epic offers 20-, 30-, and 40-mile ride options to showcase trails in Bacon Ridge, Waterworks, and Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park. Proceeds from the event will go towards building and maintaining trails in the county.

Sign up to ride or volunteer!

WESTERN MD STATE FOREST PLANS

The Maryland Forest Service is seeking public comment on the proposed FY 2027 annual work plans for Chesapeake and Pocomoke State Forest, Potomac and Garrett State Forests, Savage River State Forest, and Green Ridge State Forest. Comments can be made until May 29 at 5 PM.

If you ride trails in Western MD forests, this is a great opportunity to thank the department for recent work on mountain biking trails and to let them know you support future trail improvements. Feel free to copy or personalize the message below.

• Thank you for improvements made on the mountain biking trail loop in Green Ridge State Forest and the bridge replacements in Garrett State Forest.
• The expanded and updated trails in the Margraff Plantation Trail System are a welcome addition and are already being well used by individual riders and organized groups. The 2-mile intermediate adaptive trail, first of its kind in a Maryland state forest, is providing opportunities for folks of all abilities to enjoy the outdoors.
• I support continued mountain biking trail maintenance and improvements made by the Maryland Forest Service and local trail volunteers.

TRAIL WORK

Give back to the places you love to ride. More info on each trail work day, including a signup link, can be found on the MORE calendar.

• Fountainhead - 5/23
• Wakefield - 5/24
• Windy Ridge - 5/24
• Brookfield Connector - 5/30
• The Pit at Fairland - 5/30, 6/27
• Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park - 5/31
• Schaeffer Farm - 6/6, 6/13
• Wheaton Gravity Bike Park - 6/7
• Hashawha - 6/13

OTHER EVENTS

Wednesdays at Wakefield, starting 5/27

The Wednesdays at Wakefield race series returns next month, with race dates on May 27, June 3, June 10, and June 17. It's a great way to support local trails while participating in a fun, grassroots event in a down-home, awesome place to ride.

You can also help the Wakefield trail crew get the park ready for the race at their dig day on Sunday, May 24.

Hill Fest! at Hashawha, 6/5-6/7

Experience the trails of Hashawha in the Hill Fest mountain bike festival on June 5 to 7. This is MTBMD’s fourth annual fund-raising event to support the Hashawha Environmental Center trail system. All funds raised from Hill Fest will go back into the dirt through trail building, trail maintenance, cleanup, and more.

Enjoy group rides (including night rides), camping, food and drinks from local vendors, and other mini activities throughout the weekend. MORE members receive a special discount with code TEAM_MORE.

DCXC at Schaeffer Farm, 6/20

DCXC mountain bike race by DCMTB returns on June 20!

Choose to ride 1, 2, or 3 laps of a 7-mile course through the fun and flowy Schaeffer trails. Then join other racers for post-ride festivities at Button Farm.

DCMTB is also organizing trail work at Schaeffer on June 6 and 13.