ECMTB Epic Road Trip

Mountain Bike Atlantic Road Trip. Riding the East Coast - Trails for Everyone in Atlantic Canada

Our friends at East Coast Mountain Biking (ECMTB) have organized a road trip contest to get you riding the east coast!

The Rules

Points are collected by visiting and riding a trail system in the list of trails covering the maritime provinces. Some trail systems will be worth more points than others based on distance from other trail systems.

Participants must have an ecmtb.net 4 login to enter.

Reply to the contest thread to let us know you are participating and we will add you to our scoring sheet.

Register A Ride

Register – make a reply to this thread with the trail system name, the #ecmtb_roadtrip label and proof (strava track or photo at trailhead) and
Share the Stoke – make a post to Instagram or Facebook with tag #ecmtb_roadtrip and mention of @ecmtb_net and @mtbatlantic.
Support Local – Mention any local businesses you hit up for extra points.

Contest starts immediately and ends on the last day of Mountain Bike Atlantic Summit (26 Sept 2021).

Repeat visits to the same trail system do not count twice.

Participants must have points in at least 2 provinces to win.

Participants are expected to obey any COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Participants must respect trail system rules and avoid riding in conditions that would cause damage.

We reserve the right to stop the contest early, or add / remove trail systems if COVID-19 restrictions or other unforeseen circumstances warrant such action.

The Trail Systems

Trails systems are selected that have:

trailhead sign
on trailforks
minimum of 15kms of trails (with some exceptions)

Trail Systems have been scored a point value based on:

distance from other trail systems
lift or shuttle access
balancing the contest

#	Province	Trail System	Pts
1	NB	Sugar Loaf Bike Park 7	3
2	NB	MFB Chaleur 5	2
3	NB	Club plein air de Caraquet 5	2
4	NB	Sentiers Madawaska Trails 3	3
5	NB	Minto 6	2
6	NB	White Rock Recreation Area 2	2
7	NB	Rockwood Park 1	2
8	NB	Sussex Bluff Trail 2	2
9	NB	Fundy National Park	2
20	NB	French Fort Cove 1	1
21	NB	Woolastook 2	1
23	NB	Becaguimec 3	1
10	NS	Keppoch Mountain 1	3
11	NS	The Railyard 10	2
12	NS	Fitzpatrick Mountain 4	2
13	NS	McIntosh Run 3	3
14	NS	The Gorge 6	2
15	NS	Empire Trails 7	2
18	NS	Irishman’s Rd. 2	1
19	NS	Kejimkujik National Park 3	1
24	NS	9 Mile River 5	1
16	PE	Mark Arendz Provincial Park at Brookvale 4	3
17	PE	Bonshaw Provincial Park 4	3
22	PE	Cardigan 11	1
25	PE	Robinsons Island 11	1

(our apologies if your favorite local trail system is missing, maybe next year?)

The Scoring

A visit to a trail system on the list gets the number of points associated with the trail system.

Bonus Points

Completist Bonus – 3 pts are awarded if all trail systems in a province have been collected. (up to 3)

Vagabond Bonus – 3 pts are awarded if any two trail systems are 500 kms apart.(Google maps) (One time bonus)

Example: Sentiers Madawaska Trails 3 and Mark Arendz Provincial Park at Brookvale 4.
Example: Sugar Loaf Bike Park 7 and Empire Trails 7.

Builder Bonus – Make a post to the thread while on a trail build / maintenance day gets 3 points. (One time bonus)

Support Local Bonus – Refer to a local business that you visited and get one point for every 3 shout outs.

The Prizes

Three prizes will be awarded:

Most Points

In each of men’s and women’s categories:

hat,
stickers
$150 gift card for the shop of your choice.
free jersey or t-shirt on the next run.

(a draw will be done in event of a tie for the most points in a category)

Participation Draw

Awarded by a draw of name from a hat containing all participants that have met minimum requirements of points in at least two provinces (excludes “Most Points” winners):