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Volunteer Trail day with Forest Service

Saturday, December 17th

9:00am - 12:30pm

Help get Oak Trail on the right-single track!

What to bring:

Sturdy closed-toe shoes.

Long pants and work gloves

Sunscreen, water, and snacks .

Bike helmet or hard hats (provided)

Where:  Long Canyon Road  

Mescal Trail crossing.  From Sedona take Dry Creek Road to Long Canyon Road turn right and continue approximately 0.5 miles. Look for sign. Limited parking along side road. Please carpool.

Questions? Contact

Bret Edstrom

928-203-7509

bretaedstrom@fs.fed.us

If you are using Amazon for much of your online shopping, help Support the Verde Valley Cyclists by using Amazon Smile. This is a program where Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchases to the charity of your choice, at no cost to you. 

1. Simply go to http://smile.amazon.com and select “Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition” as your designated charity
2. Then start using the http://smile.amazon.com for your amazon shopping. It is the same site as amazon and uses your existing amazon account, but 0.5% of your purchases are donated to the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition
3. The Valley Cyclists Coalition uses the donations to improve the cycling environment in the Verde Valley Area. This includes working with the forest service regarding trail development and bike access, providing signage for trails, working with the city to provide bike lanes, road cleaning to make bike lanes safer and other cycling related advocacy in the Verde Valley Area.
4. Thank you for supporting cycling in the Verde Valley!

Volunteer Trail day with Forest Service

Saturday, November 19th

9:00am - 12:00pm

Help get Crusty Trail on the right-single track!

What to bring:

Sturdy closed-toe shoes.

Long pants and work gloves

Sunscreen, water, and snacks . 

Bike helmet or hard hats (provided)

Where: Lower "Tunnel" Parking Lot

From 89A in Uptown Sedona take Brewer Road from round-a-bout and take immediate

right at real estate agency. Look for sign.

Questions? Contact

Bret Edstrom

928-203-7509

bretaedstrom@fs.fed.us

Read about the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Proposal and mountain biking here

Sedona has hired a consultant to create a Transportation Master Plan for the City. Initially the consultant wants to hear from residents. You can provide your inputs here:

       https://sedonainmotion.metroquest.com/

This online survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete and will be live for about 3 weeks

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