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Established in 1990 as part of the MMBA South East chapter, the Motor City Mountain Biking Association chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association is a section 501c3 advocacy organization focused on preserving, protecting, and promoting mountain bike access and diverse riding opportunities on Metropolitan Detroit’s public lands through education, communication, and unified action.

Last year our active membership contributed over 4300 hours of service, primarily developing and maintaining area trail systems. The Bureau of Labor calculates volunteer time at an hourly rate of $28, which means that the MCMBA annually contributes over $122,000 in direct labor to our local parks and mountain bike trails. Our fund raising events help support this work by purchasing tools and equipment for our volunteers, providing materials for bridges, kiosks, signs, and other capital improvements for our parks.

Working with our partner organizations, our chapter maintains approximately 100 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails in Oakland and Wayne counties. In addition, we are pursuing development opportunities for new trail systems in several communities.

The Motor City Mountain Biking Association is a member of the Michigan Mountain Biking Association, a federation of mountain biking clubs focused on state-wide advocacy issues.


  • Michigan Air Line Trail

    Michigan Air Line Trail

    Want to ride from Island Lake to Stony? The Commerce, Walled Lake and Wixom Trailway Management Council would like to invite you to participate in the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant and MDOT/SEMCOG Transportation Alternatives Grant Public Input Meeting. Please join them at the Commerce Township Offices to explore ways to improve the Michigan Air Line Trail. A…

  • Congratulations to our 2015 FAFL winners!

    Congratulations to our 2015 FAFL winners!

    Please join us in thanking our MCMBA FAFL winners for 2015!  As we announced back in April, we’ve expanded our FAFL volunteer appreciation program to include all volunteer contributions to the chapter this year, not just trail work. To qualify, each of these volunteers reported at least 10 hours of boots on the ground trailwork…

  • Tri-Chapter Ultimate Trail Challenge

    Tri-Chapter Ultimate Trail Challenge

    The Clinton River Area Mountain Biking Association (CRAMBA), Motor City Mountain Biking Association (MCMBA), and the Potawatomi Mountain Biking Association (Poto MBA) are teaming up this year to present the 2016 Tri-Chapter Ultimate Trail Challenge. The challenge involves riding all 33 of three local IMBA chapter trails at least once during the 2016 season. The…