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Advocacy group focuses on condition of North Park's trails

Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group's Treasurer, Board Member and North Park Steward "Jamie Pfaeffle" gives a presentation at Friends of North Park meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Link to the full story is below.

Jump Jam 2013 Recap Video

Our friends at "The Wheel Mill" have published this video recapping the first ever PTAG Jump Jam which took place at the North Park Freeride Area "Skills Park" on June 2, 2013. Seventy-one riders participated in this event.

8th Annual Trail Fest

Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group (PTAG)
Presents the 8th Annual Trail Fest (formerly MTB Fest)

Hollow Oak Land Trust - Oil Well Trail Work Party

Join Sean Brady Executive Director of Hollow Oak Land Trust and other volunteers on Wednesday evenings' from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Hassam Road parking area (just uphill from Montour Trail).

PTAG Boyce Park Steward in the News!

PTAG Volunteer Stewards are the best! Here's a story from the Post-gazette featuring Barry Jeffries the PTAG Boyce Park Steward and owner of Dirty Harry's.

Read the story here:
Bike share program under way in Verona

North Park Freeride Area 2013 Update

The North Park Freeride Area continues to evolve. Last year we started a new middle section for the Dr J Trail and a new Expert Jump Line for the Skills Park.  When compete the North Park Freeride Area will rock!! The middle section will include a bridge with a moto booter style step up jump, dirt jumps, an elevated wooden berm with a drop at the end and several banked turns.

PTAG North Park Trails Plan 2013

Draft document "PTAG North Park Trails Plan 2013" is released for public review and comment. Send comments to the PTAG North Park Steward Team: npxcstewards@ptagtrails.org

Thank You Wheel Mill and Dirt Rag

Dirt Rag and Bicycle Times Magazines had a Garage Sale at Wheel Mill on Saturday January 26, 2013 benefiting PTAG, Bike-PGH and Free Ride. Thank you Dirt Rag/Bicycle Times and Wheel Mill for your support and contribution.

North Park Lake Area Master Plan

Allegheny County and the Allegheny Country Parks Foundation have released a North Park Lake Area Master Plan.  The plan calls for a wide range of enhancements including safety improvements of the Lake Trail as well as new "woodland" a.k.a.

PTAG President in the News!

Peter Greninger: A newsmaker you should know: Outdoors enthusiast is new president of trails group.

See complete story on post-gazette.com by clicking "Here"

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Thanks Marshall Mangler!

Congratulations Michelle Lynn Wojnar-Frere (Board Member) and husband Mike Frere for a successful 3rd Annual Marshall Mangler Trail Race in North Park on November 11, 2012. Thank you from PTAG for bringing awareness to the trail systems of North Park and giving PTAG the opportunity to share our organization's mission.

Fall Hikes at North Park

Join L.L.Bean, Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group (PTAG) and Friends of North Park (FoNP) as we venture into the fall landscape of beautiful North Park. Two levels of hikes are available to choose from on this day.

PTAG NORTH PARK SKILLS PARK JUMPS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

North Park Freeride Skills Park Jumps are offficially closed for the Winter! Tarped and tucked away to protect our hard dirt work against the elements. Jumps will re-open in Spring. There is more work to do on the new jump line so look for Spring workdays.  The Jump Jam which was cancelled in October will be re-scheduled after the jumps re-open next year.

Dirt Report "Settlers Cabin Park Community Workday"

A variety of volunteer work was done at Settlers Cabin Park on October 7, 2012 on this REI sponsored event. PTAG thanks all that came out to help make Settlers Cabin Park better for everyone. Groups focused on a few projects. PTAG supported crews rock armored a number of muddy areas along the blue blazed trail utilizing sandstones from the surrounding areas.

"Cancelled" PTAG Jump Jam Fundraiser! to be rescheduled

Come out with PTAG at the North Park Freeride Area "Skills Park" to celebrate the opening of the new Intermediate Jump Line with a Jump Jam! The event is FREE! But this will be a fundraiser and membership event for PTAG so if you come please consider joining PTAG or making a donation to support our efforts!

North Park Medrad Workday

Thanks to the Medrad employees that came to work on the golf course trail this past Friday. We installed eight in-trail drains to dry out an area that is perpetually wet due to spring water and did spot fixes on the back nine trail.

The rest of the pictures can be seen at the following link: