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.

Chain Buster Racing 6/3 Hour Big Ring Challenge, race number 5 of the SEC (Southeastern Endurance Cup), is on the schedule for September 29, 2018 at the Jackrabbit Mountain Bike and Hiking Trail System, Nantahala National Forest, 465 Jackrabbit Road Hayesville, NC 28904.

Once again, 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.

The Go Nuts sprint mountain bike race will be held at Jackrabbit on Sunday, May 20th. Volunteers are needed from 7:00 am until approximately 3:00 pm to assist with registration, course marshal’s, etc.

SABA will receive a portion of the proceeds based on the number of participants. We hope that many of you will actually be a participant in the race, but if not please consider helping out that day. Please contact Joanna (828-361-2088) if you are available.