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Gateway Off-Road Cyclists (GORC) is dedicated to advocacy, design, construction, and maintenance of multi-use trails. They are the St. Louis area's only official International Mountain Bicycle Association (IMBA) affiliate club. As a club, they also have social activities such as group rides, trips, and events. A newsletter is published and contains articles on travel, workdays, advocacy, and equipment.
GORC was founded in 1998 by St. Charles area mountain bikers to help facilitate design and construction of a bicycle/hiking trail in a new County Park, and the club has grown to cover the entire St. Louis metropolitan area in both Missouri and Illinois.
GORC is your single point resource for everything from simple assistance with trail maintenance, to 100% design and construction of new natural surface trails. GORC has established official relationships with St. Louis County Parks, St. Charles County Parks, Missouri State Parks, Missouri Conservation Department, and the US Forest Service. GORC functions include Trail Design, Trail Construction, Trail Maintenance, Technical Consulting, Leading Volunteer Workdays, and Providing Volunteers for Workdays.
Headlines From Gateway Off-Road Cyclists
- Monthly Meeting- Wed. June 4th 7pm 06-02-2008
- The regular monthly meeting will be at the Schlafly Tap Room. We'll probably discuss the new trail at Creve Coeur Park and other recent projects.
- All Trails at Greensfelder Now Multi-Use 05-27-2008
- As of Monday, May 26th all trails at Greensfelder County Park are multi-use. It's more important than ever now to make sure you're up to speed on IMBA's Rules of the Trail, and practice good trail etiquette when encountering equestrians out there.IMBA's […]
- I Am Spartacus 05-19-2008
- Tom Erb designed Spartacus several years ago to help with much of the rockwork at Klondike, but since we've been using it quite a bit as of late, I thought I'd mention it again.This is a very clever device, made out of chains arranged in concentric circles, that […]
- New Trail at Bangert Island 05-12-2008
- Mike Dunston and rest of the St. Charles County GORC Crew have been busy as usual. May 20th is the scheduled grand opening of a new 2.5 mile trail located near the intersection of I-70 and 5th Street. Here's a preliminary map to give you an idea of the location. We'll […]
- Creve Coeur Park Trail Update 05-19-2008
- Due to a very light turnout for the workday 2 weeks ago we were unable to open as much of the trail as hoped. Brian and Glenn, along with Drew Black, Aaron Coburn, and Eric Walter then went on their own time during the week and grubbed and raked the corridor connecting the […]
- Castlewood Maintenance Day- April 26th 04-22-2008
- As most of you probably know, the river bottom trails at Castlewood were under water for quite awhile. As a result Sam's plan for the maintenance day has changed:The flooding has changed our plan from a half dozen small projects, to two small projects and a new one, […]
- Midwest MTB Festival May 2-4 Reminder 04-20-2008
- This is a quick post to excite / ignite the upcoming 2wheeled fun-fest. I didn't make it last year but I'm looking forward to the '08 edition.This is all taken from the official website...Friday May 2nd, 2008IMBA Advocacy Summit8 am - 10 am - Registration […]
- Creve Coeur County Park Workday- Saturday, April 19th 9 a.m. 04-15-2008
- The new trail is in blue at the bottom right.Come and help build the first section of brand new singletrack at Creve Coeur County Park. There is currently 2-3 miles of trail flagged, approved, and ready to build, with more to come. The trail is rollercoaster-like dirt […]
- GORC Bike Patrol 04-14-2008
- Over the years GORC has done a number of things to help spread theword and educate people as to the consequences of their actions onthe trails:1) Developed a page on the GORC website listing IMBA's Rules of the Trailwhich advocates adhering to certain principles while […]
- Diabetes Mellitus, Nutrition & Exercise 04-08-2008
- It is very important that as a diabetic you get plenty of exercise. Along with exercise there is nutrition. Most of us non-diabetics out there think nothing of hopping on our bike and tool around the park. A person with diabetes needs to have more forethought in the activity. […]
