OK, OK, maybe we're shy of mountains in Michigan. But there are plenty of hilly trails through the woods, and there is an active group of mountain bikers in the area that goes out twice a week: Friday evenings and Sunday mornings. Click here for directions to the local rides. This page is maintained by Mike Sayers; click here with questions, comments, or concerns: msayers@carsim.com.

The rides are usually followed by brunch or dinner, if we feel like it. (We usually do.)

Please check the schedule a few days before your ride. Sometimes there are last-minute changes!

It's getting colder and darker. See the changed times.

October 2011

Friday October 7, 5:45 Maybury (sunset 7:08)
Sunday October 9, 10:00 Bishop Lake
Friday October 14, 5:30 The Loop (sunset 6:57)
Sunday October 16, 10:00 Island Lake, J.C. Penney Parking Lot
Friday October 21, 5:30 The Loop, Season Finale (sunset (6:46)
Sunday October 23, 10:00 Bishop Lake
Sunday October 30, 10:00 Highland Rec Area

November 2011

Every Sunday: 10:30 Island Lake, J.C. Penney Parking Lot

About Rolling Hills...

Here is a road map; here's the link to the trail map on the Poto web site; here's a link to the mmba forum, which shows a trail map and some videos on the last page; and here's the official Washtenaw co pak site.

Maps (made by Bob Wagner) are linked from here and also the locations page. Click on any of the photos here or the locations page for a larger view.

The Ann Arbor area has plenty of fun terrain for mountain biking. We have much more of the prized "single track" than many areas of the country, and the "Loop of Pain," completely within the city limits, has some of the most interesting and technical riding around.

The rides cover old hiking trails and new mountain biking trails through local forest areas. Most are in state parks, metro parks, or city park land. The rides are informal — these are not organized activities with leaders or agendas. Some of us ride fast, others ride slow. In general, we wait for everyone to catch up or divide into groups, so don't worry about slowing down the pack.

One more thing: Ski club alumni Mike Sayers, Steve and Sue Godell, and Curtis Hoff are now parents of racers in the new Ann Arbor Ski Team, with a web site here: www.a2skiteam.org (easy-to-remember URL, eh?).