LuvTrails Events

01/18/2024

Breaking news!
The winners are (in order of their contributions):
1. James Williamson from Brevard, NC is the Top Donor in 2023 after coming in second in 2022.
2. Michael McQueen from Asheville, NC is runner-up, moving up from fifth in 2022.
3. Andrew Moffatt from Huntsville, AL came in third. His achievement is notable because he only signed up at Trailcare in April 2023.
4. Geoff Baker is from Bella Vista, AR and he knocked fellow Ozark native Nathan Forst from the local top donor throne.
5. Nathan Forst from Bentonville, AR, was the Top Donor in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He was finally dethroned by James Williamson.
6. Tim Basl from Asheville, NC doesn’t need any introduction. Last year he was third and the biggest donor in the first LuvTrails Challenge – Pisgah, held in partnership with Pisgah Area SORBA.

All of the Top 6 Donors are members of the exclusive LuvTrails Trailjar Club for donors who donated to three or more Trailcare-listed volunteer trail groups. In total, they contributed $3,972 to more than 25 volunteer trail organizations by riding their mountain bikes for more than 15,000 miles in 2023!

Arrie is the CEO of LuvTrails, Inc, and is passionate about giving back to the many wonderful trails out there. He is also a journalist, marketer, product developer, and amateur cyclist.

09/12/2023

AFTER a decade-long hiatus the HAMR Fall Fest in Huntsville, AL is back with a vengeance. Lots of exciting activities are planned for the weekend of 6 – 8 October at Monte Sano State Park, like Strava-based bike races, donation challenges, most miles competitions, shuttles, demo bikes, group rides, scavenger hunts, poker rides, games, music, food, swag, and more.
Huntsville Area Mountain bike Riders - HAMR is a chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) and partnered with LuvTrails-Trailcare to use our unique Strava-based Trailcare donation app for fundraising for trail maintenance in Monte Sano and several other parks in and around Huntsville.
During the Fall Fest participants will be encouraged to use the Trailcare app to donate to HAMR by riding (and/or running and hiking) in the park and recording their activities. For more information about the festival and the Trailcare app visit the LuvTrails website. (https://luvtrails.com/events/luvtrails-teams-up-with-hamr-for-fall-fest/)

06/05/2023

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the LuvTrails SORBA Challenge and thank you to everyone who donated to the 24 chapters that took part. There was great participation across the region and we are already looking forward to future events! Tim Basl from Asheville, NC, was the top donor and Chris Summerlin from Greensboro, NC, turned in the most miles. Scott Miller of Winston Salem, NC, was also awarded the Trailboss award for donating to the most SORBA chapters with supporting four different organizations. Great work and thank you for participating!

Huge thank you to the sponsors, and !

Read more https://sorba.org/news/luvtrails-challenge-winners/

06/01/2023

All participants in the LuvTrails SORBA Challenge have until midnight tonight to upload their Strava activities of the past 59 days (the duration of the Challenge from 4/10-5/31/23). All Strava activities in geofenced areas of the 24 participating SORBA Chapters count towards the competition. Then we'll run the numbers and announce the winners in the Top Donor and Top Miles categories early next week.

Thank you to all trail users that have participated in this first-of-its-kind Challenge to benefit SORBA Chapters. Hundreds of miles were logged and generous per-mile pledges were made to help the SORBA trail volunteers to manage and maintain the trails.

A huge shoutout also to the sponsors, Off-Road Bicycle Association and LuvTrails HO, for adding excitement to the event and supporting volunteer trail groups and trails in general. We LUV you all!

06/01/2023

All participants in the LuvTrails SORBA Challenge have until midnight tonight to upload their Strava activities of the past 59 days (the duration of the Challenge from 4/10-5/31/23). All Strava activities in geofenced areas of the 24 participating SORBA Chapters count towards the competition. Then we'll run the numbers and announce the winners in the Top Donor and Top Miles categories early next week.

Thank you to all trail users that have participated in this first-of-its-kind Challenge to benefit SORBA Chapters. Hundreds of miles were logged and generous per-mile pledges were made to help the SORBA trail volunteers to manage and maintain the trails.

A huge shoutout also to the sponsors, FOX Cognative MTB Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association and LuvTrails HO, for adding excitement to the event and supporting volunteer trail groups and trails in general. We LUV you all!

05/25/2023

The LuvTrails SORBA Challenge ends at midnight next Wednesday, the 31st. The leaderboards for "Most Miles" and "Top Donor" were updated on the LuvTrails website today. See the Challenge frontrunners here (https://luvtrails.com/event/luvtrails-sorba-challenge/) as both top spots have changed over the past week.

With Memorial Weekend ahead there is still time to sign up at www.trail.care, ride, run or hike your favorite trails and donate to
24 Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Chapters. Great prizes sponsored by FOX and Cognative MTB stand ready to go to the winners, and a lucky draw for all participants.

  LuvTrails SORBA Partnership Event In partnership with SORBA, LuvTrails Events presents a virtual fundraising event in participating SORBA Chapters in the Southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It is a seven-week-long virtual e...

05/16/2023

The LuvTrails SORBA Challenge "Most Miles" Leaderboard was updated. See the Challenge frontrunners with 16 days left to donate to 24 Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Chapters and win great prizes sponsored by FOX and Cognative MTB.
https://luvtrails.com/event/luvtrails-sorba-challenge/

  LuvTrails SORBA Partnership Event In partnership with SORBA, LuvTrails Events presents a virtual fundraising event in participating SORBA Chapters in the Southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It is a seven-week-long virtual e...

05/05/2023

OUR FIRST MERCH!!!
Now you can own part of the LuvTrails-Trailcare brand and show your LUV for the TRAILS you ride, run, hike, and walk.
We have a limited edition of high-quality, 7-panel, solid black LuvTrails branded caps available for sale in the Cognative MTB online store. These hats are for sale during Bike Month 2023 (May) only and may not be available to purchase after the pre-order period closes.
The pre-order period is now open for two weeks and ends on Friday, May 19th. Items will ship once the pre-order closes. Shipping is free in the continental US.
If you like LuvTrails and giving back to the trail volunteers that look after the trails, buy a cap for yourself and a friend or family member, not to mention your mother! Thank you for supporting our trails.
Shop here: https://cognativemtb.com/products/luv-trails-hat-pre-order

05/04/2023

Congratulations Rachael! You are a . Thank you for supporting the work of .are.trailblazers using the Trailcare tool for per-mile donations.

05/03/2023

TOP DONOR! Congratulations to Nathan Forst of Bentonville, AR. He is the Top Donor in the LuvTrails Trailblazers Challenge held in April. Nathan has a history of being the top donor to the trail volunteers of We Are Trailblazers maintaining the great trails in and around Bentonville, Bella Vista, and Rogers. Thank you to all the trail users that took part in the Challenge.

05/02/2023

Trail users are reaching into their pockets (or their Trailcare accounts!) to support the trail volunteers who build and maintain hundreds of miles of trails all over the Southeast.
Twenty-four Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Chapters in seven states in the Southeast are taking part in the first LuvTrails SORBA Challenge - a fundraising event to support the work of the chapters.

With the first half of the Challenge (running from 4/10 to 5/31/23) done, the Top Donors are lining up to win the top prizes at the end of May. Currently, the top 10 are:
1. James Williamson from Brevard, NC
2. Tim Basl from Asheville, NC
3. Michael McQueen from WNC
4. Andrew Moffatt from Huntsville, AL
5. Scott Miller from Winston-Salem, NC
6. Robert Kranz from Chapel Hill, NC
7. Chris Summerlin from Greensboro, NC
8. Martin Jowers from Madison, MS
9. Travis M from Asheville, NC
10. Haley B from Brevard, NC

There is still a month to sign up at www.trail.care and donate to the Chapters where you ride, run, hike, walk, one-wheel, or ride your horse. Scan the green QR code below, join the challenge, and support the volunteers that keep those trails in tip-top shape throughout the year.

For more information about the LuvTrails SORBA Challenge go to https://luvtrails.com/event/luvtrails-sorba-challenge/ It's fun and very rewarding to give back.

04/13/2023

The leading conference of Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association starts tomorrow (4/14/23) in Marion, NC. LuvTrails-Trailcare will be at the event on Friday and Saturday to encourage SORBA Chapters to sign up for Trailcare per-mile donations.
Feel free to contact our table representative (CEO Arrie Rossouw) if you want to sign up your group or have any questions about the sign-up process, trail user participation, donations, and technical requirements.
We look forward to meeting representatives of the 20 chapters that are already using our Trailcare tool as well as the new ones that want to join the .
And just a reminder: SORBA and LuvTrails are currently hosting the LuvTrails SORBA Challenge to encourage trail users to sign up at www.trail.care for per-mile donations. There are great prizes/rewards to be won. Read all about it at https://luvtrails.com/event/luvtrails-sorba-challenge/

Hope to see you all there!