Announcements

South March Update March 27th: Trails are in remarkably good shape, but more time is needed for the usual muddy spots to dry. Ice lingers in the shadows.  There was less tire rutting than expected and less than usual for this time of year, so some are heeding the message and staying off.   Your [...]

Thursday March 25 Carp Barrens trail conditions. A few sections of slushy ice patches remain. Dirt sections of trail tread are still wet, partially thawed areas soft and muddy.  Lots of spring melt pooling and some trail widening as trail users skirt mud puddles rather than staying on line. Thankfully, 95% of the trail tread [...]

A section of PWT Trail at South March Highlands has been closed and re-routed. If you want to understand why we made this change and learn a thing or two about erosion, trail maintenance, working with landowners, and mountain bike advocacy, read on. Most mountain bikers acknowledge that severe erosion is bad for trails and [...]

OTTAWA MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION (OMBA) / ASSOCIATION DE VELO DE MONTAGNE DE L’OUTAOUAIS (AVMO)   NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO ALL CURRENT MEMBERS OF OMBA/AVMO (“OMBA”): TAKE NOTICE that OMBA’s 10th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 beginning at 7:00pm. Due to pandemic restrictions, the AGM will be [...]

We’re fortunate to have great riding trails in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, with more opening every year.  And we’re excited to announce that the Ontario Trillium Foundation has awarded OMBA-AVMO $150,000 for the construction of the Carlington Bike Park! The bike park, located in central Ottawa, will be accessible by bike path and bus routes.  It [...]

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Dans le cadre du programme de bourses de sentiers de Vélo Québec 2017, l’AVMO-OMBA s’est vu décerner la bourse Sentiers Boréals, qui consistait cette année en un bon d’achat de 1000$ pour l’achat d’outils spécialisés en aménagement de sentiers. Ces outis seront mis à bon usage très prochainement lors des travaux d’entretien que l’AVMO-OMBA effectuera [...]

There hasn’t been a lot of singletrack in Gatineau Park. At least officially. Over the years, unofficial trails have exploded. So much so that there are currently more unofficial trails in the Park than official ones and the NCC plans to eliminate some, while making others official. OMBA/AVMO has been working hard with the NCC [...]

Il n’y a pas beaucoup de sentiers de type «singletrack» dans le parc de la Gatineau. C’est du moins la version officielle. Parce qu’officieusement, tout le monde sait qu’il y a BEAUCOUP de sentiers singletrack non officiels dans le parc. Ces sentiers non officiels se développent à une vitesse effrénée depuis plusieurs années; il y [...]

OMBA was selected as one of 14 clubs across Canada who could win $10,000 for trailbuilding in the MEC Dirt Search Contest!  It is a popularity contest and the two club with the most votes in Eastern and Western Canada win!  Help OMBA become the winner in the Eastern Canada!!! Vote daily at the following [...]