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On-line Registration for the Hooch Dual Sport Ride 2025 will officially open April 5, 2025 Once again, the ride will be based at “Two Wheels of Suches” campground, TWoS, located at 1915 Hwy-60 Suches, GA 30572 www.twowheelsofsuches.com, 706-973-1671. Available Accommodations As always, camping is not included in Hooch registration. Please call ahead and make your …
GARTRA had another great year in 2024. We were able to utilize the Yamaha grant fully and close that out. Now our trail captains have new gear and enough gear to support the larger numbers of volunteers coming to the workdays. We were finally able to re-open Locust Stake. Had huge turnouts at Locust Stake …
GARTRA 2024 Year in Review, Members Achieve a New Milestone Read More »
PRESS RELEASE Marietta, GA. — GARTRA is pleased to announce that it has received a grant totaling almost $30,000.00 from Yamaha Motor Corp. USA’s Outdoor Access Initiative https://yamahaoai.com. This grant will be used to fund trail maintenance supplies and equipment for our volunteer workforce and will go directly towards supporting ongoing activities at Davenport Mountain, …
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2023 Has been a great year for our trail systems, as we were able to accomplish quite a bit. For Whissenhunt, Trail Captains James and Nathen Wascher were successful in working with the USFS to mark the bulk of the Whissenhunt trails system 1 – Way. For 2024, the USFS Blueridge District applied for the …
If ya missed the workday this weekend here are a few pics and the summery of what we accomplished. Oakey Work/Ride ride day for April was a huge success. We had 10 or so folks show up along with Wesley and Barb from the USFS to remove the old kiosk and pay station, install the …
I left the house at 6:45 am heading for Town Creek to help with the first day of this project. The weather outlook was not promising, and I drove through multiple light rain showers most of the 85 miles to Town Creek. I wasn’t very optimistic about the rain holding off for the workday. I …
GARTRA president Bill Shilling has long been in discussions with the USFS to make the trails at Whissenhunt One-Way where possible to reduce the likelihood of head-on collisions and enhance safety on the trails. Recently the USFS approved the plan and gave us the go-ahead to arrow the trails directional. This past workday, Saturday 1/21/2023, …
To kick off the new year 2023, GARTRA held the first monthly meeting of the year at Wooly’s Cycles of Atlanta, 1581 Cobb Parkway S., Marietta, GA 30060 https://www.woolyscycles.com/ . We had a great turnout of approximately 30 folks, including Wooly’s owners Bobby and Rascal Wooldridge, and Parts Mgr. Mandie Butts. We began gathering at 6 pm for pizza …
Since 2019 GARTRA has been able to increase membership and volunteer participation at work days by over 280%. Why is this important? Each of GARTRA’s volunteer hours logged is equivalent to over $15 in-kind match against RTP, Recreational Trails Program, and grant monies. The RTP grants are what the USFS applies for to get big …
GARTRA Continues to Increase RTP Matching Hours with USFS Read More »
GARTRA has had a great year in 2022. We just held our Christmas party and there were about 30-40 folks in attendance. It was a great time to get everyone together and celebrate the past year. Our sponsors Wooly’s, Cycle Gear, Highland Park and All Terrain Powersports along with GARTRA made sure there were plenty …