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SORBA Stories Podcast

SORBA Stories Podcast

We have launched the SORBA Stories podcast, the only podcast powered by y’all! Thanks to our members, we can share the people and the places that make mountain biking in the southeast an incredible experience. In each episode, we feature individuals from across the...

Trailforks Affiliate Discount with SORBA

Trailforks Affiliate Discount with SORBA

SORBA has teamed up with our friends at Trailforks to help our members and our trails as part of their affiliate program. All SORBA members can now receive 30% off when they sign up for Trailforks Pro using the link below. In addition to the discount, Trailforks will...

Jeremy’s Hill Gets Designation

Jeremy’s Hill Gets Designation

On April 13, a representative for SORBA Jax along with one of the landowner/ representatives of Jeremy's Hill at Attero Park went to Tallahassee to petition for Attero Park to be included in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Greenways and Trails...

2023 SORBA Summit Recap

2023 SORBA Summit Recap

April 10 - 15 we hosted this year's Summit, SORBA Camp, in Old Fort North Carolina. Partnering with The Alliance, The G5 Collective, Camp Grier, and McDowell Tech, we provided a week full of training, sessions, and good times! A HUGE thank you to our partners, who...

Spring 2023 Membership Drive

Spring 2023 Membership Drive

The spring membership drive starts next week! Running from May 1-31st, new and renewing members will automatically be entered to win an amazing prize pack. Chapters looking for images you can use on your social media can download the SORBA/IMBA branded materials by...

Wilderness First Aid with MEDIC

Wilderness First Aid with MEDIC

We know that safety is on your mind when you hit the trail. However, how prepared are you to deal with an on-trail emergency in areas inaccessible to an ambulance? Do you know the spine-safe special procedure for removing a helmet, to inspect for skull fracture? Have...

SORBA and LuvTrails Challenge

SORBA and LuvTrails Challenge

We have partnered with LuvTrails to bring the SORBA & LuvTrails Challenge this Spring! From April 10th until May 31st participants can ride and donate to our chapters to increase their chances of winning! This is a seven-week-long virtual event to coincide with...

Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Over the winter the SORBA Executive Committee and key stakeholders completed some strategic planning sessions to help guide SORBA into the future. And the results are in!A new mission and vision statement that simply states what we are here to do. Provide...

Now Hiring Development Director

Now Hiring Development Director

The Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) is seeking a full-time Development Director to assume full responsibility for the development and implementation of an annual, short-term, and long-term development plan for the organization. The ideal candidate will...

Highlighting The Alliance

Highlighting The Alliance

Our chapter, Northwest North Carolina Mountain Bike Trial Alliance, also known as The Alliance, is a host of our Summit for 2023 and deserves a highlight on all the work they accomplished in 2022. Based in the Northwest NC’s mountains and foothills, including the...

Tails Trail at Oak Mountain State Park Opens

Tails Trail at Oak Mountain State Park Opens

Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers recently opened a new .5 mile black diamond gravity trail at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby Co., AL. The trail, named Tails, was built in partnership with the Fox and their Trail Trust grant program. Additional funding was...

SORBA Jax Builds Trail With Boys and Girls Club

SORBA Jax Builds Trail With Boys and Girls Club

The volunteers from SORBA Jax have partnered with their local Boys and Girls Club to build a .5 mile trail at the Baxter E. Luther Facility in Jacksonville. The project has been a few years in the making, with it's grand opening held this past Monday, December 5th,...

Trail Assessment Training Recap

Trail Assessment Training Recap

Through a Challenge Cost Share agreement with the US Forest Service, SORBA with the help of IMBA Trail Solutions hosted a multiple-day training session for volunteers and Forest Service employees to assess trails that currently exist that may have issues with...

SORBA’s New Executive Director

SORBA’s New Executive Director

At the Fall Board of Directors Meeting, the SORBA Executive Board unanimously elected current Associate Director, Philip Darden, to be the new Executive Director beginning January 1, 2023. This decision comes after current Executive Director, Terry Palmeri, announced...

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