The final PICL Adventure ride of the year at the serene setting of Raystown Lake in Central PA. Get yourself ready for a weekend of fun with your fellow GVMTB riders and coaches to enjoy the great outdoors whether you are camping, hanging out by the fire, hiking the beautiful grounds or shredding up the wonderfully maintained MTB trails, this is not an event you want to miss!
Event Snapshot
Included with your season registration
Multi-day camping adventure
~3.5 hr car ride to Raystown Lake
Lodging Required (Hotel, rental or Campsite)
Adventure Ride with all PA teams on the Allegrippis Trail system
1 full team ride on Saturday AM / additional rides scheduled on demand
Campfire fun at GVMTB hosted camping slips
GVMTB hosted Dinner on Saturday night
PICL Event Official Page (Full Event Information)
GVMTB Specific Information
You can stay at a local hotel or rental home if desired, but if camping is your pleasure, the two options are below:
Seven Points Campground - fills up quickly, but a nice spot with electric and water hookups. Located near the main Visitors center of Raystown lake and only 5 minutes from where we start riding
Susquehannock Campground - rustic campsite for RVs and Tents 5 minutes from ride start lot. There are no electrical or water hookups and the bathrooms are primitive without running water. Many GVMTB families will stay here and its a true camping experience. Registration process is as follows:
Register and Pay on Bike Reg for each night of camping you want
Review the Notes on the BikeReg page to fully understand the details
Review the campsite map to understand the layout of the slips
Reserve a campsite slip on this spreadsheet - look for rows that are not filled out yet and provide your information and reservation details to reserve it. Look for other GVMTB families in this sheet if you want to try and group together
Add your camp site name/loop and number as a note to your availability in TeamSnap. This can be done in the mobile app by viewing the event details and pressing the "+ Add" button at the bottom of the screen. This will help us know who is and isn't camping and where you’re located.
FRIDAY (Travel Day)
ALL DAY - Travel to Raystown
Raystown Lake is approximately a 3 hours 30 minute drive from the Malvern area and we suggest everyone to arrive no later than 5:00pm to allow yourself enough time to get situated in your lodging or setup camp while there is still daylight. However, we realize schedules are difficult, so do whatever works for your family situation.
EVENING - Campsite Fun
For GVMTB families camping, there will be plenty of fun things to do at the campground such as, playing tag, riding around the campground, hanging by the lake, relaxing by the fire, grilling, etc. Reach out on TeamSnap to see what everyone is doing.
Remember to get to bed at a reasonable time because we will have a big adventure ride the following morning
SATURDAY ( Adventure Rides )
8:45 a - Arrive at Allegrippis Trail System- Baker's Hollow Trailhead
There will be a lot of cars and people in the lot, so the earlier we can assemble and rollout, the better! If we can depart earlier, it makes for a less congested ride on the trails as well.
9:00 a - Assemble and Roll Out
After parking and gearing up, head over to the parking lot entrance and look for the GVMTB jerseys so we can start assembling and roll out ASAP. We will use appropriate ride groups and elapse similar distances to what we do on Saturday rides. See below for the North Side trails that we’ll explore:
~12:00 p - Return to Bakers Hollow Trailhead Parking Lot
~12:30-2:30 p - Lunch
You are welcome to enjoy lunch however you want and there will be messaging on TeamSnap about ideas. All families are welcome to join the team down at the GVMTB reserved Campsites to hang out by the fire, grill some lunch and rest up for another potential ride.
~3:00-5:00 p - Optional Ride on the Southside Trails
Stay tuned to Teamsnap to see what is being planned, but typically we will do a second shorter ride for the day at the Southside trail system, as seen in the map below:
~6:00 - 9:00 p - Team Dinner
All families are invited to attend a GVMTB hosted dinner at a local house rental used by some of our families. Specific times, location and requests for food and drink will be made on TeamSnap
SUNDAY (Travel Home)
ALL DAY - Travel back Home
No specific plans are being made for Sunday, but if anyone is interested in doing more riding, just reach out on TeamSnap. If not, this day is reserved for packing up and heading back home
Outside of the planned PICL Adventure ride, here are some other activities to consider
Bike Skills Park - Raystown has an awesome bike skills park but this is not part of the NICA event. If you choose to ride the skills park you do so at your own risk. Coaches will not be monitoring or leading ride groups at the skills park. Coaches are not responsible for riders outside of the sanctioned morning adventure ride.
Hiking - https://www.trailforks.com/region/allegrippis-trails/
Fun on the Water - many options to choose from whether boating, kayaking or canoeing. See the Raystown Lake website for options and availability
Adventure Recap
Highlights
check back here after the race to watch the GVMTB highlights from the race
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