You want to participate in Trail Maintenance Days.
You want to participate in UROC group rides, races and events.
You want to support trail advocacy.
You want to vote at the UROC AGM.
You rock and you want to win a rad bike.
All 2023 members enter the draw to win a Forbidden Druid V2!
Anybody who supports the trails by having a UROC membership in 2023 is directly contributing to the maintenance, upkeep, and development of the trails. All current UROC members in 2023 will automatically be entered into an open draw to win this outstanding bike from the Forbidden Bike Company.
It’s the new Druid GX FX, with SRAM’s brand new transmission, and this outstanding complete bike is up for grabs to one lucky UROC member. Forbidden Bike Company wanted to support our trail community and our world-class trails by donating this bike to encourage folks to buy a UROC membership, that’s pretty awesome and we’re stoked to be doing this for the third year running! The prize draw for the Druid will be in late November / Early December 2023 and we will notify you of the date, time, and place to attend the live draw.
If you are a trail user and not a member we encourage you, your friends, family, and buddies to contribute to the trails. Memberships start for as little as $15 for Junior to $30 for Adults. That’s less than 1cent a day to support the trails and you could win a $9 thousand dollar bike for that small contribution…join up today and be in it to win it!
Membership fees are used for trail access and management, maintenance and construction including our paid Trail Manager and Trail Crew, purchasing supplies and equipment, volunteer support, and leveraging grant opportunities with matching funds
Membership supports youth community programming like the After School Bike Club and Ride-Build-Ride, and subsidized race entry fees for youth.
Membership also allows you to participate in all UROC activities and events such as trail maintenance days, group rides and UROC race events throughout the calendar year and covers your insurance requirements for these events.
And members stay informed and up to date with email notification of UROC events, news and initiatives.
If you use the Cumberland trail network for riding, running, or walking please support trail access and maintenance and become a member of UROC!
Memberships are valid for the duration of a calendar year (January – December)
Just purchased a family UROC membership today. It`s quick, easy and available on the UROC website. Show your support and get yours today! #urocmember...
Meet Christine. You`ve probably seen her on the trails, riding her beautiful orange Specialized Stumpjumper and sporting her Cranked Girls jersey whilst leading a group of ladies like so many happy ducklings. Or maybe you`ve seen Christine working on the trails. You`d remember her if you did, as she and her trail building buddies make a tough job look like way too much fun. Christine is pretty energetic but we did get her to slow down enough to answer a few questions we had about why she rides, and advice for new riders, etc.
"The trail network is my place of pure joy. I`ve been riding the trails since 2010 and besides running Cranked Girls, a biking community of 1300 women, this is my fourth year being a global women`s brand ambassador for Specialized. --- Right now my favourite trail is 50:1 because it has a lot of flavour, cross country, wood work, with a really fun berm at the end. I also love our classic Thirsty Beaver. -- The trail feature I struggled with 8 years ago was the roll on missing link. A good friend coached me down and I felt great. And it prepared me for the Bonestorm roll, lol. -- My most favourite memories are the ones with my beginner ladies. We share so many laughs and watching ladies achieve their goals is the best biking memory I will ever have. -- I will always be a UROC member because I am a women`s host leader on Wednesdays and it`s really important to me to preserve and maintain the trails. The funds raised through membership are key. In fact, Cumberland has become a vibrant community because of our trail network. It seems the trail network has put Cumberland on the map. -- Finally, the advice I would give to a new rider is take a lesson and don`t apologize. I would emphasize that I was always on the ground when I first started, so don`t give up, smile and have fun. Oh, and develop good form before you try any features. Ride to ride another day." #urocmember #uroc...
Finding the flow on Orange Peels. Recently Orange Peels was given an additional designation as a Black Diamond - Gravity trail. Gravity Trails are non-exclusive trails where trail design attributes such as grading, alignment, and presence of technical trail features impact response times for interactions between trail users. Gravity trail designations means foot traffic should yield to mountain bike traffic for safety reasons. Other trails in the Village parklands that have received this additional designation are: ● Orange Peels ● Knuckers ● DCDH ● Found Link ● Lost and Found
It’s getting close to the membership draw for the Forbidden Druid and you’d better grab that UROC membership if you want to be in it to win it. Have you been enjoying the trails all year and still need to grab your UROC membership? Become a member and support the trails. You will be contributing to all the hard work that goes into keeping the trails tip top and administering the land access agreements...and you will automatically be entered into a draw to win this amazing Forbidden Druid V2. There’s not long left in the calendar year to grab that membership for 2023, and the draw will be at the end of Nov / Early Dec. Go ahead and sign up today and support the trails. Thank you to Mosaic Forest Management, Manulife Forest Management and the Village of Cumberland for continued non motorized access to the Cumberland trail network. Sign up today to be in the Druid draw and support the trails. Link in the bio. #uroc #urocmember #forbiddendruid @mosaicforests...
Your UROC membership directly supports the access agreement with the landowners for non-motorized trail use, youth and community mountain bike programming and trail work in the Cumberland network!
Here’s a great story about United Riders of Cumberland, the Village of Cumberland, and two forestry companies came together to create a forest access partnership. As a result of nearby forestry activities, URoC had the opportunity to access the forest and build a burgeoning new local mountain biking industry. Get your 2021 membership or donate here.
Check out this awesome video with CVAG (Comox Valley Art Gallery) Youth Media Project made to show the importance of supporting trail maintenance! Get your 2021 membership or donate here.
Check out this short film by local Tao Werner on the transformative power of UROC membership
Feeling like you need to step it up? Come sign up for your UROC membership today and become the rider you’ve always dreamed of!