The Southern Appalachian Bicycle Association
Location:
Mariolino’s Italian Cuisine (formerly Hayesville Family Restaurant)
495 US-64 BUS,
Hayesville, NC 28904
This month’s topics:
Weather permitting, there may be a group ride after the meeting
We have temporarily closed Piney Knob Trails due to freeze thaw conditions.
Our next monthly get together will be at Brother’s at Willow Ranch, 6223 US-76, Young Harris, GA 30582 on Friday, January 18th @6:00 in the main dinning room. RSVP by January 17th to president@sabacycling.com.
The SABA Trail Committee is leading group trail work days at Jackrabbit on the dates listed below. The goal is to complete trail clearing in preparation for the construction of new trails later this year. Only SABA members who have taken the USFS chainsaw certification class will be permitted to use saw’s, but others are needed to use lopper’s and help remove brush from the flag line. The USFS will be conducting a chainsaw certification class in February of 2019- anyone interested in taking this class should contact SABA before the end of January.
For trail work day’s, please wear appropriate clothing for working in the woods along with closed toe shoes. Bring water/snacks. Some tools will be provided, but if you have lopper’s or small hand tools you may bring those. We will meet at the Jackrabbit trailhead at 9:00am on the dates listed below. We may travel a short distance per car to reach the entrance location, then walk a distance in the woods to the work site. Terrain conditions will vary from open/gentle slopes to very steep side slopes, rocky and/or brushy.
Come join us and HELP SABA BUILD MORE TRAILS!
January:
Sunday 13th Cancelled due to weather
Saturday 26th
February:
Sunday 10th
Saturday 23rd
March:
Sunday 10th
Saturday 23rd
Chain Buster Racing 6/3 Hour Big Ring Challenge, race number 6 of the SEC (Southeastern Endurance Cup), is on the schedule for September 28, 2019 at the Jackrabbit Mountain Bike and Hiking Trail System, Nantahala National Forest, 465 Jackrabbit Road Hayesville, NC 28904.
The start/finish will be staged in the main Jackrabbit Trail parking lot. There will be no campers or RV’s permitted in the staging area. All participants will off load gear at the street and carry items into staging area. Please plan for this in advance. The course will be approximately 10 miles in total distance with less than 700 ft of climbing per lap.
Registration is now open for this event and additional detail can be found for the Big Ring Challenge here.
Meet Saturday, November 10th, at the Piney Knob trail head in Murphy, NC, for a just for fun group MTB ride. Ride starts at 10:00 AM
Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/N2qA99jVt422
Southern Appalachian Bicycle Association (SABA) will hold its end of the season cookout on Friday October 26 at 6:30 PM at the Lion’s Club Pavilion in Clay County Recreation Park. This is a cookout and potluck event so please bring your favorite dish.
This is a fun event so bring some fellow cyclists and family!
Address: Clay County Park Campground, 47 Clay Recreation Park Rd, Hayesville, NC 28904
SABA hosts several weekly group rides each week. The schedule is as follows:
Road Rides 2018:
ENDED FOR 2018 SEASON – Tuesday Nights: 6:00 PM – Leaves from Hayesville Square in Downtown Hayesville, NC. Approximately 20 miles out and back through the Tusquittee area.
ENDED FOR 2018 SEASON – Thursday Nights: 6:00 PM. Meet at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. Park in gravel lot at intersection of Harshaw and Brasstown Roads. 15 mile loop.
Other Rides:
Saturday Morning – Please check our Facebook page to see if there are any scheduled rides. Saturday rides are posted on Friday evenings if there are any scheduled.
