Trail EAffect

Lars Romig | Trail Builder & Advocate for Mountain Biking | Sedona, AZ | 191


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For Episode 191 we have Lars Romig of Sedona, AZ. Lars has been a long-time member of the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition, along with being a Trail Builder and Mountain Bike Trail Access Advocate. Most Recently Lars led the charge on building the Hardline Trail. This conversation is one that I’ve wanted to have with a Sedona Local for a handful of years now as there is a ton of riding content that comes out of Sedona, but not a lot of content around how the Trails and Trail Access for mountain biking came to be in Sedona.

Topics Include:

  • How Lars got into Mountain Biking
  • What Lars does professionally for a career
  • How Sedona Trails came to be for Mountain Biking
  • The various trail zones in Sedona, and the order of when those riding zones opened up for mountain biking
  • Pigtail Trail (within the Hogs network)
    • Started out as an IMBA Trail Day
    • Constant improvements to Pigtail
    • Western Movies in Sedona / Broken Arrow Area
    • Building a relationship with the U.S. Forest Service
    • The growth of membership and engagement with the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition
    • Singletrack Bypass Reroute
    • The Hardline Trail backstory
      • The timeframe of building the Hardline Trail
      • The Public Comment Period of the NEPA Process
      • Recommended Direction Trails
      • User Experience
      • The user reception of the Hardline trail since it opened up
      • Specialized and Soil Searching
      • The Letter: H
      • Trails that don’t start with the Letter H, that are still really great
      • Canyon of Fools and lessons learned from that trail
      • Monsoon Season and Riding Etiquette regarding wet trails
      • Forest Service Trail Crew
      • Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund
        • Funds Non-Motorized Trail Development and Maintenance
        • What Lars looks for in a Trail Community
        • Secrets to riding the Hardline Trail
          • The recommended route for a great ride that includes the classics and Hardline
          • Closing Comments
          • Trail EAffect Show Links:

            Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition: https://www.vvcc.us/

            Specialized Soil Searching Hardline Trail: https://youtu.be/tJ06FMsIoy8?si=sBwZURjM5n-yFM3v

            Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund: https://redrocktrailfund.org/

             

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