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You'll find descriptions for a great number of sites to ride mountain bikes on these pages.

NEMBA publishes this information in hopes that mountain bikers check out some sites that are new to them and thus frequent a variety of riding sites.

Spreading people around will hopefully reduce the number of riders at more popular sites near urban areas.

Reducing the number of riders at any one area should decrease both the impact of cycling at the area and the chance of conflicts with other trail users.

 

Wendell State Forest Kona Bicycles / Fox Shox MTB Adventure July 12, 2009 Once a national showcase for competitive luminaries from mountain biking’s golden age such as Ned Overend, John Tomac and Cindy Whitehead, Wendell State Forest is once again throwing open it’s doors to mountain bikers. With a mix of hilly, jump-strewn fire roads and xc ski trails, classic multi-use trails like the M&M, and several miles of brand-new, NEMBA-built singletrack weaving in and out of it’s magnificent hardwood forests and around it’s picturesque ponds, Wendell State forest serves up some of the best riding in the region. The Sunday, July 12th the Kona Bicycles-Fox Shox MTB Adventure ride offers biking enthusiasts of all levels and abilities the best opportunity to rediscover the splendor of Wendell along well-marked, preset routes. Wendell also sports a lovely picnic, pond-swimming, and barbecue area as well as numerous hiking opportunities for non-bikers and families as well. Post Ride BBQ will be offered by Jaime Schier for a donation to the Pan Mass Challenge! Jaime is a a competitive, award-winning barbecuist, so we're in for a real treat! Cost: $10.00 for NEMBA members, $15.00 for non-members and FREE for anyone who joins NEMBA at the event-Kids 5 and Under Ride free with a registered parent or Guardian MORE INFO: mtbadventureseries.org   NEMBA WEB FORUM LINKS NEMBA's web forum is a great place to connect with the riding community (outside of riding, events and trail-work). Use the forum to gather information like trail conditions, ride reports, classifieds, general information, and even technical knowhow with bicycle repair. List below is are a few handy links Trail Conditions Ride Reports & General Advocacy Technical & Repair Classifieds _________________________

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Southeast Mass NEMBA (SEMASS) was formed in 1998. It is one of NEMBA's first local chapters. Local chapters see to the specific needs of local riding areas and that's why we're here. AREA:Our geographical area runs from Cumberland RI to Plymouth MA and from The Blue Hills & Wompatuck to The Cape Cod Canal.OUR GOALS:SEMASS is all about having fun on your mountain bike and making sure that we ALWAYS have great places to ride.Our members host hundreds of follow the leader rides every year. Join our email list and you can set up or locate a ride for any day of the week at various forests. You can also check our web-forum for recent ride invitations throughout the new england area.In addition, we host several formal riding events every year. For example: Mountain Bike Day at Blue Hills in 2007 drew over 1000 riders! And the event has been running annually since 2000. These rides have amazingly fun loops, marked especially for the day. Our Annual Blue Hills Charity Toys Ride in December is very successful. Over the years hundreds of riders have participated, and we've collected thousands of toys for needy area children.To achieve our second goal, in cooperation with local land managers, we actively do trail maintenance. To date we have done formal projects in Wompatuck State Park, Marshfield Hills, Freetown/Fall River State Forest, Borderland State Park, The Blue Hills and the Foxboro section of the F. Gilbert Hills State Forest. In addition we do informal projects throughout the region.

As part of these efforts, SEMASS NEMBA is an active participant in the NEMBA / Trek Trail Care Series. In the past few years, two of the people taking part in a SEMASS trail maintenance event won brand new custom mountain bike frames. In Blue Hills, SEMASS sponsors Trail Watch, volunteers on bikes and foot who patrol the trails handing out maps and assisting people who are lost, or who have broken down.