Welcome to the Linn Area Mountain Bike Association – LAMBA web site.

In the fall of 2006, LAMBA was incorporated as a 501 (c) non-profit organization. LAMBA will work to build a membership that will cooperate with governments of Cedar Rapids and Linn County to build and maintain mountain biking trails on public property.

LAMBA swag!

Visit the LAMBA store and buy some great items to show your support of the club!

Celebrate Trails Day June 14

Join us Sunday June 14 12:30 - 3:30 to build trails and better understand Beverly Park. the new part of Trail 5 needs raking and tilling to get a good tread and those interested in learning about the good plants and bad ones can head into the park for a guided tour aimed at educating folks about how to save the beautiful resource that Beverly Park is for future generations. Those interested can help pull and bag garlic mustard too. Ride and social to follow. Hope to see you there!

Cancelled Due to Rain & Mud - Giant Bicycle Demo Day at Beverly Park June 7.

Watch for a reschedule.

First Trail Run and Walk at Beverly Park.

On August 9, 2009 LAMBA will assist the Cedar Valley Running Association in holding 3 and 5 mile trail runs and a 3 mile walk. Racing starts at 7:30am. Details at CVRA.net.

Trek Demo Day This September (TBA)

Trek was impressed with the turnout last year and is looking forward to another great demo day on a Saturday this September. They'll have the 2010 bikes to ride, so this will be a fun one. Watch for the posting.

Rain, Snow and Beverly's Trails. Please -

Leave no trace.

Although Beverly Park is blessed with terrific drainage and no formal method of closing the trails, we ask all riders to use their judgement and not ride on slick trails too soon after rains or after the snow melts. This is especially true of the open meadow south of the farm lane (Refuge Road). This hilly meadow (which overlooks Hwy 30) has a different soil and needs to dry much more before riding. So if your wheels are packing up and you are leaving tracks, stay off the trails and give them a few more hours to dry before riding. Remember - if the parking lot is slick, the trails probably are too. Thanks.

Parking

It's a little thing, but please try to park closer to the street. The area in front of the kiosk can get pretty muddy (it faces north) and we can let the grass come back if we just park a little farther out.

Get your children outdoors.

Getting and keeping trails for mountain biking takes a lot more than just riding and building trails. It is going to take another generation of people who enjoy our open spaces and like to ride their bikes there. Get your kids a bike that fits, teach them to ride and take them to a trail in the woods so they can see how fun it is. Better yet, take them with other kids their age. Help create the next citizens who will fight to preserve our wild places and keep them open for mountain biking.

Membership Drive - Join Now

Whether it's building more trails in new places, buying gas for power tools or influencing policy, LAMBA needs members and dues to be successful.

Things like insurance and renting port-o-johns are expensive, so do your part as a contributing member and help us get things done.

Join LAMBA and show your support of mountain biking in Cedar Rapids.

Attention: Possible new venue!

LAMBA has begun talks with Linn County Conservation about the prospects for single track in Squaw Creek Park. On going maintenance issues will take committed local riders who are willing and able to help take care of things, so you need to join LAMBA and indicate an interest in supporting such a project. Be ready to form a working committee that LAMBA can support in moving ahead with this exciting possibility. Let the Linn County Conservation Board that you support this project and keep an eye on the forum for on-going information.

Become A Member

Old News

Map to Beverly Park

Contact LAMBA

Mission:
LAMBA is dedicated to promoting sustainable trail access for mountain/all-terrain bicyclists, and to maintaining the trails on which mountain bikers ride.  LAMBA supports the conservation of open spaces and is committed to educating mountain bicyclists to ride sensitively and responsibly in order to protect the natural environment and the experience of other trail users.  Toward these ends, LAMBA will work for:

Activities and Programs. 
LAMBA will provide its members, friends, and the general public with opportunities to steward, care for, and recreate on Iowa’s open spaces.  We offer trail maintenance work days,  educational programs and family activities designed to promote the responsible use of public trails by mountain bikers.

Environmental Protection.
LAMBA will provide leadership in the protection and preservation of the environment by advocating the development of informed public policy and by encouraging the establishment and management of protected land and water areas within LAMBA’s geographical area.

Organization. 
LAMBA will provide an organization of volunteers and professionals who will manage LAMBA programs, encourage public respect for the environment and mountain biking, offer LAMBA‘s expertise to others, and support individual contributions in realizing LAMBA’s goals.

Government Relations:
The city continues to work on a new policy for working with groups like us. Contact the Cedar Rapids City Council and express your support for local mountain biking and access to public land. Let people know that you, and mountain bikers in general, are willing to work for their sport. Updates will be posted as we learn more. This project was partially supported by a Hotel-Motel Tax Fund Grant from the City of Cedar Rapids.