WOMEN’S FALL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRIP: OCTOBER 1 – 3, 2027
Fall is the perfect time to mountain bike, with cooler temperatures and beautiful colors. Explore over 100 miles of single-track trails alongside other like-minded women. Learn new mountain bike skills from trained coaches in a supportive environment! Throughout the three-day trip, women will explore three different trail clusters on the CAMBA Trail system: Hayward, Seeley, and Cable
The weekend activities include:
- Learn new MTB SKILLS in a safe, encouraging environment.
- Gain trail maintenance knowledge and SERVE alongside the CAMBA trails crew!
- Guided group RIDES exploring over 100 miles of CAMBA single-track.
- Endurance Adventures, CAMBA, and Riverbrook Bike Shop sponsor weekend events.
SCHEDULE: OCT. 1 – 3, 2027
Oct. 2: Skills & Riding on Makwa Trails
Location: Riverbrook Bike Shop & Hatchery Creek Trailhead, Hayward
Schedule:
- 12 – 1:30: Check in at Riverbrook Bike Shop!
- Coaches and mechanics will be available to check your bike.
- Pick up your swag bag and shop for mountain bike clothing and gear.
- 2 – 5: Skills & Riding at Hatchery Creek Trailhead.
- 1-hour MTB Fundamental Skills instruction
- 1.5 -2-hour MTB ride from Hatchery to Mosquito Brook Trailhead ( more if desired)
- 5 – 6:00 Post-ride beverage/appetizers at the pavilion with bike maintenance clinic sponsored by New Moon Bike Shop
- 6:30 – 7:30 Dinner: Main Street Tacos
Oct. 3: CAMBA Trail Work &Trek Trail Riding!
Location:
- 8 – 12:30 CAMBA Worktoride trail work project (TBD)
- 1 – 5 PM MT. Telemark Village, skills and riding on Trek Trails!
Schedule
- 8:00 Meet at trailhead for CAMBA trail work!
- 8:30 – 11:30 Volunteer Trail work
- 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch provided by CAMBA at:
- 1:00 – 4:00 Skill instruction & trail riding at Telemark Trails.
- 4:00 – 5:00 Sunset Yoga/stretch and appetizers: Outside Telemark Village
- 6:30 – 8:00 Dinner at Rivers Eatery (not included in trip fee)
Oct. 4: Seeley Pass and Flow Mama Riding Adventures
Location: OO Trailhead
Schedule
- 8:00 – 8:30 Wake-up dance/yoga outside the 00 Trailhead led by instructor Karen Aaron’s
- 8:30 – 11:30 Seeley Pass trail ride and skills practice along the way (a variety of distance options, with loops coming back on the gravel if desired).
- 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch at 00 Trailhead (provided)
- 12:30 – 1:00 Cool down yoga/stretch
MTB Experience/Ability:
We require all participants to have at least 1-2 years of previous mountain biking experience, feel confident in executing fundamental mountain biking skills, and be excited about multi-day riding!
Participants can choose from various distances (8-20 miles) for each session. Beginner to advanced fitness levels are welcome! Coaches will lead smaller groups of riders with varying fitness and ability levels for the daily trail rides, ensuring everyone is challenged.
Skills Instruction Description:
Participants can register for a fundamental mountain bike skills session or an intermediate/advanced progression session.
Beginner/Intermediate Skills Coaching Group: This session covers fundamental mountain bike skills, including neutral and ready positions, bike and body separation, pedal position, eye movement, braking, steering, speed, gearing, cadence, timing, coordination, and pressure control. The class will introduce skills such as climbing, descending, ratcheting, riding straight lines, small circles, switchbacks, and rock dodging. Participants will ride 5 to 10 miles per session.
Intermediate/Advanced Skills Coaching Group: This session will cover fundamental skills and introduce intermediate and advanced mountain bike skills, including front and rear wheel lifts, level shifts, high-speed cornering, track stands, and front lunges/drops. Participants will ride 10-20 miles per session.
TRIP DETAILS:
Women’s Dirt Shredder weekend includes the following:
- Three days of Mountain bike skills instruction for beginner-to-advanced riders.
- Guided trail riding with your trip leaders.
- Swag bag including a water bottle, a T-shirt, and chocolate!
- Trailside appetizers following Friday and Saturday rides.
- Lunch meals on Saturday and Sunday.
Not Included: Participants are responsible for transportation, lodging, and all breakfast and dinner meals.
Lodging Options: Reserve on your own
COST/REGISTRATION: ($50 of registration is donated to CAMBA Trails)
- $350
SPONSORED BY ENDURANCE ADVENTURES & PARTNERS:
TRIP LEADERS
Kim Rudd
Coach Kim Rudd is a Level 2 BICP (Bike Instructor Certification Program)- certified Coach Instructor with over 30 years of mountain bike racing experience and 20 years of coaching. She enjoys empowering and encouraging women of all ages to feel confident in their riding.
Janna Aune
Janna is a schoolteacher and a lifelong adventure-seeker. She spent her college days studying Spanish, hiking, backpacking the Superior Hiking Trail, and learning to ski at Spirit Mountain before moving out west to Washington State to work in social services. She later moved to Flagstaff, AZ, to study Linguistics and learn language acquisition and teaching strategies. She’s traveled and worked abroad throughout Mexico, South America, Spain, and Portugal. She is BICP Level I certified and is constantly working to polish her mountain biking skills and help others learn to ride safely and more confidently.
Julie Reith
I love biking and share my passion with others. Road, gravel, mountain, or fat bikes bring adventure, exercise, and an opportunity to ride with friends and family. As a board member and coach with Endurance United in St. Paul, MN, and a BICP Level 1 mountain bike-certified instructor, I aim to equip individuals with the skills to feel safe and enjoy their mountain biking experiences. I enjoy sharing a healthy, active outdoor lifestyle in a supportive community while biking, skiing, and hiking.