Join us and celebrate all things mountain biking at Bear Brook State Park. Come do some epic mountain biking or bring your family on some gentle offroad trails.  Come demo mountain bikes and check out some great deals on gear from local bike shops.

Whether your a hardcore rider or someone new to the sport, NEMBAfest will have something for you!  There will be a 4-mile gentle kids/family ride, along with a 10 mile beginner/intermediate loop and a 20-mile intermediate/advanced loop.  Ride fast or just cruise, the trails are arrowed so everyone knows where to go and you don’t have to worry about getting lost!

Bicycle Expo ~ Group Rides ~ MTB Olympics ~ Food ~ Fun!

• New Bike Demos from many vendors, including Kona Bicycles from

• Marked Riding Loops for All Abilities

There will be arrowed courses for novice, intermediate and expert riders to explore that park at their own pace.  Just follow the arrows for a great ride!

9:30 AM:   1) Novice- Norie Knott (lead), Stef Krug (sweep)

                2) Intermediate-Peter DeSantis (lead), Jeff Blanchard (sweep)

                3) MTB Skills Clinic with Highland Mountain Bike Park Staff

10 AM:      1) Advanced Intermediate-Matt Caron (lead), John Hickey (lead)

10:30 AM: 1) Family-Kim Sanders + family

                2) Advanced Novice-Holly Carson (lead), Kevin Cox (sweep)

                3) Intermediate-Grant Drew (lead), Bryan Blackman (sweep)

                4) MTB Skills Clinic with Highland Mountain Bike Park Staff

11 AM:      1) Advanced Intermediate-Kathy Evans (lead), Dave Heath (lead)

11:30 AM:  1)Novice-Kelly VonRuden (lead), Barry Hersh (sweep)

                 2) Intermediate-Carl DeVincent (lead), Stef Krug (sweep)

                 3) MTB Skills Clinic with Highland Mountain Bike Park Staff

12 PM:       1) Advanced Intermediate-Dan Sloan (lead) Phil Clermont (sweep)

12:30 PM Kids Parade “race” Circuit Mark Horvath and Cindy Hickey

1:30 PM Mountain Bike Olympics  Norie Knott and Peter DeSantis   

Bike Limbo- “How low can you go?  Shimmy your Schwinn like you never thought you would.  This ride will challenge your ability to stay on your bike while riding under the limbo stick.  Keep your head low and see how far you can go!

Saddle Throw- Don’t be Lame; take the challenge, we’ll judge your aim.   Ride your bike and toss a saddle onto the target.   

Time Trial with a “Twist”- Don’t be a Lizzy, let’s get dizzy!  Spin your head round and round on a bat, jump on your bike and Stride for Straight. Don’t forget your helmet.

Tire Toss- Here’s a challenge where we welcome your “Spare Tire”.  Who will be the first to toss their spare tire onto the post?    If you got the guts, we’ll supply the tires. 

Bottle Grab-  How many water bottles can you grab on the course? The lower the bottle, the higher the point.  Dig Deep. Don’t drop your feet or you’ll get beat.

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There will be all sorts of Group Rides for people of all abilities, including some family rides, and you'll be able to participate in the Mountain Bike Olympics --log pulls, wheelie contests, tire tosses, bunny hopping, limbo and more. The NEMBAfest is the largest of the Kona Bicycles-Fox Shox MTB Adventure Series.

Bear Brook State Park offers fantastic singletrack, as well as mellow trails for novice and family riding. We'll have many miles of marked trails for you to explore the forest and get your fill of great New England singletrack.

Cost: $15.00

Bear Brook State Park, located in Allenstown NH, offers over 30 miles of mountain biking trails from mellow woods roads to challenging single track.  In addition, the park offers camping (May – October) and a beach/swimming area.  Come explore the park while helping a good cause.  It’s a great way to spend the day and it’s a great place to ride!

Camping

Bear Brook has a wonderful campground, so come and make a weekend out of it! For reservations call 877-647-2757.  For more info on camping.

Directions:

135 Deerfield Road, Allenstown, NH 03275 (Click for Google Map)

Route I-93 & I-95 are the gateway highways to New Hampshire.

From I-93

Exit 9N onto Route 3/28 North.  Follow about 12 miles into Allenstown, NH.  Veer right onto Route 28 when Route 3 splits off.  Follow Route 28 for about 2 miles before turning right onto Deerfield Road.  (There is a Bear Brook State Park sign on the corner).  Parking is beyond the Picnic Pavillion, not at the snowmobile parking lot (like last year).

From I-95

Route 4 West to Route 28 South, about 25 miles (Epsom traffic circle).  Follow Route 28 South for about 6 miles before turning left onto Deerfield Road (There is a Bear Brook State Park sign on the corner).  Parking is beyond the Picnic Pavillion, not at the snowmobile parking lot (like last year).

Concord, NH (25 minutes)
Boston, MA (1 ½ hrs)
Providence, RI (2 ½ hrs)
Hartford, CT (3 hours)
New York, NY (5 hours)
Portland, ME (2 hrs 20 mins)
 

For more information: Call NEMBA at 800-576-3622

Look for NEMBA arrows.