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A Brief History of COPMOBA Accomplishments

1989

• Built, developed, mapped and opened 138 mile Kokopelli's Trail

1990

• Developed Kokopelli's first loop - Marys Loop
• Built, developed, mapped and opened 142 mile Tabeguache Trail. (Montrose-GJ)

1991

• Developed Kokopelli's second loop - Lions Loop
• Organized western Colorado's first ”fall colors” mountain bike tour - Tour de Gold
• Initiated annual maintenence of singletrack on the Uncompahgre Plateau

1992

• Began cooperation with the BLM to maintain many ”local favorite” trails in Grand Junction

1993

• Provided mountain bike use information for the Grand Mesa Travel Plan Revision

1994

• Published Montrose's first mountain bike trail map

1995

• Developed, mapped and opened 100 mile Paradox Trail, completing the final link of the region's Grand Loop of mountain biking

1996

• Developed and mapped Kokopelli's Troybuilt Loop

1997

• Built and mapped Horsethief Bench Trail
• Represented mountain biker's interests in the BLM's bangs Canyon Group that recommended management for the popular Bangs Canyon, Little Park, and Lunch Loop areas near Grand Junction

1998

• Represented mountain bikers interests during the Uncompahgre National Forest Travel Plan revision - strongly supporting the preservation of single track
• Continued a mountain bike tour tradition with the Tour de Bloom on Kokopelli's Trail

1999 - 2000

• Key Participant in the Grand Valley Bike Summit
• Sponsored the Grand Valley's first IMBA Trail Care Crew visit
• Sponsored the first IMBA Trail Building School in the region
• Built the Mack Ridge and Moore Fun trails

2000

• Spearheaded the construction of the Dry Creek bridge along Tabeguache Trail
• Rustlers Loop construction started
• Opposed the closure of Pollack Bench Trail

2001

• Mack Ridge Trail extension completed
• Built Curt's Lane Trail
• Rustler's Loop opened

2002-2004

• Participated in North Fruita Desert and Colorado Canyons NCA planning processes.

2003

• Sponsored the second IMBA Trail Care Crew visit
• Completed improvements on Eagle's Tail in Lunch Loop trail system
• Organized the first Wild West End Tour along the Paradox Trail

2003-2004

• Participated in Gunnison Gorge NCA planning process
• Built the Holy Cross re-route to prevent permanent closure of the trail

2004

• Sent 10 members to a Volunteers of Colorado trail building course to train trail crew leaders
• Started a Trail Adoption Program for the mtb trails in the northern district of the Uncompahgre Plateau

2005

• Worked with the City of Grand Junction to protect Curt's Lane trail at the lunch loop area from a private development proposal
• Built stage one of the Flowing Park Trail
• Completed a major 32 mile re-route of the Paradox Trail
• Organized the first annual Dry Creek Canyon Challenge event
• Helped build stage one of the Pet-e-Kes Trail

2006

• Increased communication of COPMOBA news and events with the new COPMOBA e-newsletter
• Continued work on Flowing Park Trail
• Endorsed preservation efforts for roadless areas
• Developed policy to address potential impacts on trails by oil and gas exploration, and by private land development

2007

• Spearheaded development of the Free Lunch trail in Grand Junction: the first officially sanctioned, purpose built freeride trail on BLM lands
• Participated in teh Ridgway, Dry Creek, and Bangs Canyon trail development processes

Ongoing

• Printing and Distribution of detailed trail maps for the Kokopelli Trail, Tabeguache Trail, Pardox Trail, and Kokopelli Loops Trails

Ongoing

• Ongoing maintenance projects for all MTB trails in the area

COPMOBA has also sponsored over 100 trail maintenance work days throughout the region since 1991!