LuvTrails Events

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!

2023 LuvTrails Top6 Donors – LuvTrails 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.

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!

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.

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!