Spring Trail Weekend 2024
Fri, Mar 15
|Camp Grier
Old Fort Trail Weekend is one of the best weekends of the year! Join us at Camp Grier for trail-work, fun, camaraderie, delicious food and SO much more! Dinner registration separate.
Time & Location
Mar 15, 2024, 5:00 PM – Mar 17, 2024, 1:00 PM
Camp Grier, Camp Grier Rd, Old Fort, NC 28762, USA
Guests
About the event
Y'all, it's time to get together for trail work, silliness, and a big old bonfire!
Join us for community and fun from 5 pm Friday until 2 pm Sunday.
We'll work until 2 pm Saturday, then have a great dinner and party, then work a half-day Sunday
Shuttles will run on Saturday between work and dinner.
Camp Grier will provide free lodging or camping as well as dinner and beer on Saturday night*
Got a Favorite tool or tools? Bring them with you!
Only available for one day? Can't do the whole thing? Need a low-impact job? That's ok! Just let us know in the registration form
Must register for dinner separately
Weekend Schedule
Friday 3/15
- 5:00pm- Camp Grier gate, Check-in Table, camping, and lodging open for the weekend!!
Saturday 3/16
- 7:30am- Complimentary drip coffee from Dynamite Roasting Co.
- 7:30am- Food For Adventures delicious breakfast as well as grab & go lunch goodies available for purchase while supplies last
- 8:30am- Crew Lead meeting at bike shop (Sourwood)
- 9:00am- All volunteers meet at the bike shop for announcements, crew assignments, and safety briefing.
- 9:30am- Trail work begins/ Crews commute to work sites
- 2:00pm- Trail work end time
- 3:30pm- Trek Bike Demos, Cane Creek Suspension Consultations (any brand) Shuttled rides to Kitsuma, Mountain Running Company Group Run, La Sportiva Shoe Demos
- 5:30pm- Taco Bar dinner with choice of protein, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options! Beer supplied by Stone Brewing and Sapporo, over $2000 in giveaway prizes from our generous sponsors for volunteers
- 7:00pm- Festivities and fireside. Hang out at the campfire, Pump under the lights at Camp Grier's recently resurfaced pump track, and enjoy campy vibes.
- Sunday 3/17
- 7:30am- Complimentary drip coffee from Dynamite Roasting Co.
- 7:45am- Food For Adventures delicious breakfast & grab-and-go lunch goodies available for purchase while supplies last!
- 8:30am-Crew Lead meeting at bike shop (Sourwood)
- 9:00am- All volunteers meet at the bike shop (Sourwood) for announcements, crew assignments and safety briefing.
- 9:30am- Trail work begins/ Crews commute to work sites
- 12:00pm- Trail work finish
- 12:15pm- Head back to camp to clean tools and pack up camp
Important Info
- Upon Arrival please sign in at the CHECK IN table next to the bike shop. Volunteers will help orient and direct you to your accommodation.
- Please bring your own snacks, water, and equipment to spend 4-6 hours in the field and stay the night in a camp setting
- Camp Grier Lodging includes a bunk with a bunk mat in an old-timey summer camp style cabin! BYOB (Bring your own bedding)
- Lodging is limited
- Please Arrive prepared to camp, lodge, dig, eat and and have a great time with the trails community!
- With all G5 Trail workdays please wear long pants, closed-toe high-top shoes or boots, and bring clothing appropriate for the weather.
- As always at Camp Grier, no Dogs (except Kevin)