Schedule
Admission Cost: $35 can be purchased here or on site
Welcome to Fall Fest at Oak Mountain, hosted by the Birmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers! We look forward to an awesome day of bike riding, hanging with friends and having a ton of fun. Mark your calendars for October 5th and get ready to party for the trails!
Event Highlights:
- Guided Rides: Explore the trails with locals
- Food & Bev: Full Moon BBQ, special offerings from Trim Tab Brewing, and more
- Music: Post ride jams to keep the fun going
- Short Track Race
- Skills Competitions
Shuttles:
Shuttles will be offered in two phases
- Peavine – offers access to the Overlook and the “top of the mountain” 10am-1pm
- Boy Scout Rd – offers access to Tails & Lightning 1pm-4pm
Guided Rides:
Check out Oak Mountain on Trailforks to familiarize yourself with the area. Plan to be self supported. Please ride within your limits.
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20mi XC with bonus Tech |
10AM |
20 miles of Oak Mtn gets you a little bit of everything, including some of our favorite Tech trails and elevation |
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Slow Tech, Steep Tech |
10AM |
Shuttle to the top, session Boulder Ridge, and loop back around to drop down Storyteller to Lightning or Tails (Black Diamond, extremely technical) Map |
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Slow Tech, Flow Tech |
10AM |
Shuttle to the top, session Boulder Ridge and then drop in to Thunder to Lightning or Tails Map |
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Beginner XC |
11AM |
~10 miles, mostly Green & Blue trails |
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Endurance |
10AM |
~35 miles, mostly Green & Blue trails Map |
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Intermediate XC |
10AM |
~15 miles, mostly Green & Blue trails |
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Advanced XC |
10 AM |
~20 miles, mostly Green & Blue trails |
Ladies Skills Clinics:
Cost (includes event admission)
Level 1 $60
Level 2 $60
Level 1 and 2 $100
Beginner 9-11: Participants should arrive by 8:45 to check-in and create name plates. The clinic starts at 9 with an overview of bike and gear checks to perform before every ride.
We will be covering the basics: Shifting, braking, body/bike positioning, and more before heading out to practice your new skills on the Lake trail.
It is preferred that clinic participants should be in flat pedals (not clipped in) and all participants must wear a helmet.
Intermediate 12-2: It is preferred that intermediate participants have had a beginner’s skills clinic prior to the intermediate skills clinic.
Participants should arrive by 11:45 to check-in and create name plates. The clinic starts at 12 with an overview of bike and gear checks to perform before every ride, including suspension setup.
Skills covered will include wheel lifts, roll-downs, cornering, switchbacks, and more. Riders should be comfortable riding all blue trails at Oak Mountain State Park and be ready to start tackling specifics such as Seven Bridges and possibly Garrets Gulch, time permitting. Intermediate riders should ride in either flat pedals or clipless, whichever they most typically prefer to ride in.
Tie Dye Station
We’ll setup the tie dye station from roughly 2:30 until 5. You purchase a white BUMP T shirt and we’ll provide the materials and training to die your own shirt.
Short Track Race
The short track race will start around 3:30 pm. It’s a spectator friendly lap around the South Trail Head with some optional new features added in.
Entertainment
Band Goes on Stage at 5pm at the South Trailhead.
Accommodations
- Check out Discover Shelby for nearby options
South Trailhead Camping
Tent camping, Overland Camping, Hammock Camping, and Van Camping (NO RVs allowed) is available in the South Trailhead field across from the parking lot at a rate of $20 per site/per night and covers 4 people per site. Ex: One tent with up to 4 people equals one site. One Van with up to 4 people equals one site. One hammock with one person or more equals one site.
Camping Fees are to be paid at the Main Office (8:30am-5pm) Friday and Saturday, or Front Gate if arriving after 5pm Friday or before 8:30am on Saturday.
Overnight campers will be given a dash card at check in, and this card must be kept in the dashboard of the vehicle overnight. Security and Park Rangers will check each vehicle parked in the STH for a dash card after the park closes. Campers will also be given a wristband to identify them as being registered overnight guests in the STH.
Campers have access to the bathhouses in the field and the STH parking lot. Access to electricity is limited but available.
No fires are allowed directly on the ground, any campfires must be in a raised fire pit.
Guests visiting campers in the STH field but not staying overnight have to exit the park at 8pm when the park closes.
QUIET HOURS ARE 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM AND ALL GENERATORS MUST BE OFF DURING THIS TIME.
Overnight camping will ONLY be allowed inside the STH field. No guest will be allowed to camp outside of the field. I.e. no camping in a vehicle in the parking lot, no camping under a pavilion, no hammocks hung outside of the tree line surrounding the STH Field.
Schedule is subject to changes. Check back for updates.
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