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Motor City Mountain Biking Association

About Us

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.

  • Highland Recreation Area Overview

    Highland Recreation Area Overview

    Highland Recreation Area This is the trail everyone wants kept secret. Built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers, 16.2 miles of winding, climbing narrow single track provides an incredible aerobic and technical challenge for any rider. You will need to work a little harder to get cooking on this trail. Your time is spent navigating…

  • Hickory Glen Park Overview

    Hickory Glen Park Overview

    Hickory Glen Park This trail is approximately 6 miles of relatively tight, twisty singletrack that will test your bike handling skills, but is welcoming to riders of all skill levels. The park also contains approximately 1 mile of wider hiking/biking trail that the intersects the singletrack at multiple points, in addition to the Lakes Area…

  • Trail Overview

    Trail Overview

    Southeastern Michigan mountain bikers are blessed with over 250 miles of diverse, interesting singletrack trails within an hour’s drive of downtown Detroit. Click on a trail to the left for a local Chapter trail, or click here for a broader map of Michigan trails. {google_map}http://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/embed?mid=1K3aLRM_8BxK2woHPQp1Ux2BohL77Uysd|width:600|height:500|zoom:9{/google_map}