June BORCA updates

June 2015
BORCA was just notified that a section of trail closer to WT (Wilderness Tours) had a section of barbwire and fence strung across a trail. It was across a wider/ATV trail that is used by horses and bikes. Upon inspection, this seems to be a malicious act. We have notified the police. If anyone has information on this, please contact borcabeachburg@gmail.com asap. The fencing has been removed. Please be cautious out there, especially on downhills/at speed.

On a lighter note....
BORCA is now offering, in association with Valley Cycle Tours, bike trips ranging from high-end multi-day road/gravel tours and fine dining to day trips catered to mountain biking trail rides. Visit http://www.valleycycletours.com/

BORCA Shwag is soon to be available at Whitewater Brewery. BORCA jerseys, flexfit hats and socks, all available for your next ride and 'Apres' beverage!

Wednesday night MTB rides every last Wednesday of the month. Meet at Whitewater Brewery, ready to ride at 6:30pm. All levels of riders welcome as we will break into groups. Again, "Apres" beverages to follow the group ride.

More trail and and more signs are always in the works. We have created a simple map of the singletrack behind the brewery (advanced) , as well as the County Forest trails (beginner/intermediate)

Happy Trails :)

BORCA Spring Chicken

One last HUGE THANKS to all those who participated, volunteered and made the Spring Chicken 2015 a fantastic event. We can't wait until next year!

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
GearHeads Bikes, Petawawa
NORCO Performance Bicycles
Whitewater Brewery, Beachburg
Simple Things Country Store, Beachburg
MAD Coffee, Barry's Bay
Whitewater Township and the County of Renfrew
The local land owners and Raft Companies (Wilderness Tours, River Run and OWL Rafting)
Beaver Guard
Salomon
The North Face


WINNER of the FAT BIKE: NORCO Performance Bicycles and GearHeads Bikes Petawawa, along with BORCA would like to congratulate Murielle Ovenden. She is the happy winner of the Norco Bigfoot FatBike draw. She can now visit GearHeads in Petawawa to be sized for her new ride!

BORCA Summer 2015

More trails and more signage to be put in place this summer.  BORCA is also the recipient of the "Ontario Summer Experience Program" and we are actively seeking possible employee to help us out on the trails this summer. Please email a CV to borcabeachburg@gmail.com. The potential candidate must be under 25 years old, a current or returning student.

Wednesday BORCA rides
The last Wednesday of every month BORCA will host a ride based out or Whitewater Brewery. We'll leave at 6:30pm, so arrive a bit earlier and we'll set up the groups based on ability levels. These rides are based around fun in a social setting. Once the water drops we'll be able to swim in the river and then enjoy a 'cold one' at the WWbrewery afterwards!

Happy Trails :)

WIN THIS BIKE

Breaking News! Win a NORCO BIGFOOT FATBIKE
All registered racers (5k,10k, 25k&55km) will be put into our draw to win a Norco Bigfoot. Thanks to ‪#‎norcobicycles‬ and ‪#‎GearHeads‬ we are able to offer such an amazing prize to all our supporters. *draw excludes kids 12< event. 

Happy Trails :)

BORCA Spring Chicken - May 9th, 2015

Hello fellow BORCA racers, volunteers and supporters!

We are happy to announce that registration is open and the early-bird "free BORCA socks" deal is still in full swing, until March 15th. Register and receive one pair of custom designed BORCA riding socks from SockGuy.

We now have a dedicated blog for the Spring Chicken, so for all things Chicken, please visit http://borcaspringchicken.blogspot.ca/ for the most up-to-date event information.

We have many new updates for this year's event, most notably that our racer sign-in, start/finish line is all being managed from the arena in Beachburg, along with an updated timing system. This means one-stop shopping for getting ready, racing, prizes/awards, cleaning up and filling your face with food/bake sale items.

Kids 12 and under race for free. Visit our www.zone4.ca registration page to officially sig-up your child and they can race our kids event (roughly 1.5km trail run).

Want to volunteer?
We're so grateful for the volunteers who make this event such a great community success. Our volunteers receive a BORCA t-shirt, bagged lunch, drink (brewery drink too!), awards food and a chance to win some door prizes.
contact borcabeachburg@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer.

Happy Trails :)

Global Fat Bike Day(s) with BORCA

What a fantastic weekend had by all for our inaugural Global FatBike Day with BORCA. Riders from Ottawa, the OMBA crew, and surrounding area, Almont, Pembroke and Petawawa too, showed up to ride along the BORCA trails, along the Ottawa River corridor for a couple hours and then warm up at the Whitewater Brewery, conveniently located at the trailhead. 

Some decided to stay the night and take part in the Beachburg Xmas parade, riding their fatbikes alongside the BORCA float, as hundreds of candycanes where catapulted towards the spectators that stretched along Main Street Beachburg. 

A few riders braved the cold and camped out by the river, under the full moon, listening to the roar of the Rapids as they fell asleep. Breakfast at the brewery (a one-time 'special' arrangement, thanks Guys!) was a delicious plate of bacon, eggs, sausages, peppered mushrooms, toast and many, many cups of tasty Madawaska Coffee served in a French press. With those calories into us, and a couple more riders coming in from around, the fatbike posse embarked on a 30km cruise under a sun-filled sky and perfect temps. 

At 2:30 pm we all met back at the brewery, some stayed for lunch whereas others had to begin the journey home. 

All in all, a fantastic weekend. 

On behalf of BORCA, Many Thanks to all who came out to ride! 

See you on Global Fatbike Day 2015!

Fall updates

Fall is upon us and the BORCA trails are in fine form.
There will be some leaf blowing happening in the next few days and don't forget about our "trail day" on Saturday, October 18th, from 12pm to 4pm. We'll meet at the Whitewater Brewery and divide into a few groups geared around some different tasks, such as more leaf blowing, brushing and sign post installation. If you have a leaf blower, bring it and we'll provide the fuel. Same goes for any other trail tools you might have handy.
A reminder that hunting season is in full swing with the rifle season starting at the beginning of November. If you're out there, on the trails, please make noise and wear bright colors. FYI, hunting IS permitted in the Beachburg County trails.
Many Thanks go out to those 'trail fairies' who are constantly pruning the trails and such on their own time. The volunteer help of this kind is greatly appreciated and allows BORCA to focus on trail creation rather than maintenance = more trails for all!
If you spot a major trail issue, please facebook message BORCA or email us at borcabeachburg@gmail.com and we'll get out there asap to fix it.

Who has a FATBIKE ready for some winter riding??!!

Happy Trails :)

-BORCA Team.

August updates

Trails are in fine form. Signage is still being put up and a map is close to completion. We will be installing a trailhead sign and a map at the Whitewater brewery, as we see the majority of people parking there to access the trails. 

Our recommended loop, from the brewery, is to take a right onto Grant Settlement road and head up the gentle hill to 2180. Take the gravel road at 2180 to the first trail, Dirk-Dirka, on the left. Travelling this way will have you loop back to the brewery. 

Heading left onto Grant Settlement from the brewery and riding 1km will take you to Chuck- a-Moon trail, which leads to Moon Lake and the coliseum Rapid. This trail finishes at the end of the gravel access road so exiting is either back on the trail or up the dirt road. 

For more single track, head 3.5km from the brewery straight up Fletcher road (gravel). At the stop sign take a right and then an immediate left into the County Forest parking lot. Borca just received permission to sign these trails so we will attacking this project very shortly. 

Please: 

-remember that our trails are on private land, so respect signage 

-keep it clean, pack out what you packed in

-do not swim in the moving water/rapids, ever! 

Enjoy the beautiful weather and stay tuned for an upcoming volunteer trail day in mid September.