Singletrack Summit 2025

Join us in Mt. Shasta May 16, 17, 18

We hope you join us for the 2025 Northern California Singletrack Summit! The event will bring together trail organizations from Northern California and Southern Oregon for a weekend of learning, networking and developing partnerships to promote and sustain trails.

When: Friday May 16th - Sunday May 18th

Where: Mountain Medics, 2600 Spring Hill Road, Mt. Shasta, CA

Lodging: Shasta Trinity National Forest is offering the McBride Springs Campground free to Summit attendees on Friday and Saturday nights. The campground is 4 miles outside of Mt. Shasta on Everitt Memorial Highway (the road that goes up the mountain). Our Forest Service partners are opening the campground early for the Singletrack Summit. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table. The vault toilet bathroom will be open. Plan to bring your own water (the hand pump at the spring may not be operational yet) and to pack out your trash. The campground is located directly across Everitt Memorial Highway from the McBride Springs Trailhead. If you’re in the campground, you can be on Gateway Systems Trails in under five minutes. Pretty sweet. 14 spaces are available for tent and van camping. Please RSVP below to reserve your spot.

You can learn more about lodging options in the Mount Shasta area at Discover Siskiyou.

Friday - Get Your hands dirty

Location: McBride Springs Trailhead

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Trail Construction and Maintenance – Learn and apply stone masonry techniques with native rock to repair a muddy section of Muir’s Ascension in the Gateway System Trails. Course will be taught be Alex Ray, trail builder and district hydrologist for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Mt. Shasta. We will also discuss sustainable solutions for the maintenance of multi-use trails in wet areas.

Saturday - learn, network and collaborate

Location: Mountain Medics, 2600 Spring Hill Road, Mt. Shasta

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Come early to visit info booths and network with fellow trail builders. Light breakfast snacks and coffee provided

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE

9:00 AM -10:30 AM

Welcome from Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance
Mike Hupp, Mount Shasta Trail Association: Building out Gateway Phase II - how an all volunteer organization is leveraging diverse funding and resources to build 45+ miles of trail - presentation slides
Wendy Whitson, Siskiyou Land Trust: Building a strong organization - Transforming your board into a professional body that helps raise funds and build donor relationships - presentation slides

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Fundraising panel:
- Tuli Potts, Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Preparing for the release of Prop 4 funds - presentation slides
- Alex Carter, The McConnell Foundation: working with private foundations - presentation slides
- Nate Knudsen, Redding Trail Alliance: launching a membership platform - presentation slides
- Josh Smith, Watershed Research and Training Center: private donors, events and grants - presentation slides

Noon - 1:00 PM

Lunch - it’s a five minute drive into town from the event venue

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Sustainable Recreation and Forest Resilience Panel

Case study and agency presentations:

Thad Walker, Butte RCD: Colby Mountain project funding - presentation slides
Laura Brodhead, Redding BLM: trails and forest recovery at Swasey Recreation Area post-Carr Fire - presentation slides
Alex Carter, The McConnel Foundation: fuels reduction funding and opportunities for trails - presentation slides
Michael Anzalone, CA MTB: California’s Joint Strategy for Sustainable Outdoor Recreation & Forest Resilience - presentation slides
Brian Schenone, Siskiyou County OES: funding opportunity for trails related to emergency access and fire - presentation slides
Josh Smith, Watershed Center: Fuels and NEPA for trails, trails as firelines, hardened trails concept - presentation slides

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

North State Regional Visioning Conversation led by Michael Anzalone with CA MTB - presentation slides

4:30 PM

Group bike ride in the Gateway System. Shasta Gravity Adventures will provide a shuttle to the 10 Gallon Trailhead, providing access to the entire Gateway System Trails. 9 free shuttle spots are available, first come, first served.

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Social mixer at The Garden Tap. Super delicious wood fired pizza and salads in a gorgeous garden setting.

Sunday

9:30 AM and 11:30 AM shuttle rides in the Gateway Trail System

Meet at Shasta Gravity Adventures (map) to sign waivers and load bikes

Spend some serious time riding the Gateway Trails. Shuttle to 10 Gallon with Shasta Gravity (18 free shuttle spots are available, first come, first served) or pedal uphill to earn your turns.

To RSVP: Fill out the registration form below or email Renee Casterline directly at renee@siskiyououtdooralliance.org.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Name of your organization

How may people from your ogranization or agency will be attending?

Would your organization like to have an information table?

Set up an informational table for the presentation day on Saturday. You can share about projects, bring maps and materials and create connections with other attendees. We'll provide a table, you bring the rest. You can set up Friday evening (between 4-7 pm) or Saturday morning (starting at 8am).

Yes!

Check those you plan to attend

This is for planning purposes only and does not serve to reserve your spot. Free shuttles are first come, first serve. Will you be attending...

The Friday field work day?

Saturday afternoon shuttle ride?

Sunday morning shuttle ride?

Areas where your organization works:

We'd love to hear where you're coming from and which towns (or regions) your organizations works in.

Tell us about your organization:

We build new trail

We maintain established trails

We're an all volunteer org

We have paid staff

We use/have used grant funding

COMPLETE TO RESERVE A CAMPSITE

Reserve 1 camp site at McBride Springs Campround by providing info. Only one vehicle per campsite. Provide the following info: name of driver, tent camping or van camping, length of vehicle.

Thank you to our partners in making this event happen.

The planning team: Redding Trail Alliance, California Mountain Biking Coalition (CA MTB), The Watershed and Research Training Center, Redwood Coast Mountain Bike Association, and Trinity Trail Alliance.

Mount Shasta partners: Mt. Shasta/McCloud Management Unit of the Shasta Trinity National Forest, Mt. Shasta Trail Association, Bike Shasta (Mt. Shasta Mountain Bike Association), Shasta Gravity Adventures and Trail Labs Co.

Funding and in-kind support: Huge thank you to Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Shasta Gravity Adventures, Mountain Medics, The Garden Tap, and the Shasta Trinity National Forest.