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Promoting – Building – Maintaining
Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC) is a nonprofit volunteer organization (501) (C) (3) dedicated to safeguarding the future of mountain biking in the Triangle area of North Carolina through the promotion of responsible riding, establishment and maintenance of mountain biking trails, and preservation of North Carolina’s natural resources.
TORC is the Triangle area chapter of Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) and was founded in August 2005. Prior to TORC’s formation, the Triangle’s mountain bike community had been served by individual mountain bike clubs whose focus was limited to a specific trail network. TORC was formed to unify the region’s smaller clubs into a stronger voice for local mountain bikers.
Thank you for those that have joined. TORC is becoming a stronger and stronger influence within the Triangle NC area. The bigger our numbers and the larger pool of leaders and volunteers to draw from, directly means more success in our area for more trails and happier land managers/owners. Please look at the big picture for our local mountain bike advocacy efforts and join and volunteer to help.
If you haven’t already joined, for as little as $39 a year you could be a member of TORC, SORBA and the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA). Visit www.torc-nc.org.
An important part of promoting the sport of mountain biking is extending a welcome to everybody who is enthusiastic and interested in the sport. We offer rides, clinics, and events to accommodate people with all skill levels and the advancement of off-road cycling throughout the Triangle.
We schedule trail workdays throughout the year to build new trail or maintain existing singletrack. Check our events calendar and volunteer at a trail near you! Trail workdays are essential events for TORC and the local mountain biking community at large. They ensure new trail gets built, existing trail remains sustainable, and that we maintain strong relationships with local public and private land managers.
TORC’s races are a great way to meet other local mountain bikers and compete. TORC holds several races per year. Each race usually has multiple categories, so that you can compete with others at your skill level as individuals or as a team.
New trail development (and maintenance of existing trails) is important to the preservation of open space and encourages a healthy lifestyle for bikers of all ages. As dedicated stewards of the environment, TORC employs the International Mountain Biking Association’s (IMBA) trail-building best practices.
TORC has built strong relationships with Park and Recreation Departments in Wake, Durham, and Orange counties. We also have working relationships with private land developers. These partnerships provide local mountain bikers with opportunities for trail access while protecting the future of existing trails.
TORC holds local group rides nearly year-round throughout the various trails for all different skills levels, with beginner rides being some of our most popular. These rides allow participants to meet new people, learn new skills and trail systems, and have fun. Keep an eye on our event calendar - visit https://www.meetup.com/torc-nc#calendar.
Search for “Triangle Off-Road Cyclists” and connect with other local mountain bikers on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Triangle-Off-Road-Cyclist-TORC/179388852095254.
Help us continue to promote, build, and maintain mountain biking in the Triangle. Contact us at info@torc-nc.org or check out our website www.torc-nc.org for more information!
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Ver todo- Protect Lake Crabtree Park: Make public comment at Wake Co. Commissioner MeetingWake County Justice Center - 2nd floor, Raleigh, NC
RDU has announced that all trails at Lake Crabtree County Park (LCCP) will close as of 1/Jun/2025. Bottom line, all land between I-40 and the Park road will be closed and ultimately developed.
Per an attorney for TORC, RDU does NOT have to develop Lake Crabtree County Park (LCCP). Wake County Commissioners do have the ability to step in. Please consider using this and other information to speak at the following upcoming public meetings in May (or to submit a written comment):
- 5/May/25, Monday, meeting starts at 5pm, Wake County Commissioners Meeting
- 15/May/25, Thursday, RDU Airport Authority Meeting, Regular Meeting, starts at 1pm.
- 19/May/25, Monday, meeting starts at 2pm, Wake County Commissioners Meeting
The Wake County Commissioners can ensure continuation of the use of the biking and hiking trails as they can:
• Enforce the Wake County R40 zoning they established in 1982 and the Highway Overlay District they established n 1984
• Purchase the land as Commissioner Vickie Adamson has recommended
• Fight for the exemption for Fair Market Value (FMV) that is allowed for Community Use as the attorney for TORC has provided in his legal advice to the RDUAA (currently being dismissed by the RDUAA) - so that the pricing is reasonable for the County to purchase or continue to lease
• Extend current lease between RDUAA and Wake County (Per other sources, there is NO developer yet that has signed a lease with the RDUAA.)TORC attorney: "In sum, and based only on the information available to us today, we believe that FAA authority should not extend so far as to prohibit the continued use of the Land as LCCP. We believe instead that the community use exception to FAA authority allows continued use of the Land as LCCP, and allows the public’s continued use and enjoyment not only of LCCP but also of the many trials built and maintained by the funds and countless volunteer hours provided by TORC and its membership. We would be pleased to speak with the Authority and its counsel regarding any specific bases it believes FAA has to compel the Authority otherwise..."
RDU does NOT own the land; they simply manage it. Lake Crabtree and recreational use of the land was planned BEFORE RDU took management control of the land in 1967. In fact, RDU knew of these plans but took the land anyway!! The 1975 FAA approved RDU Airport boundary did NOT include the Lake or any land south of I-40, basically saying that RDU did NOT need these lands for Airport use. In fact, RDU designated the land for recreation/agriculture use. As such, for the past 40-ish years, the Lake and land have been used as planned via public money – for a park and recreation.
Procedure to sign-up to speak after 9am on meeting date at: https://boccomment.wake.gov/
You can also send letters to the Wake County Commissioners to be summarized during public comments between 9am and noon date of Commissioners Board Meeting: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/board-commissioners/meetings-schedules-materials/meeting-procedures
