About us
Promoting – Building – Maintaining
Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC) is a nonprofit dedicated to advocating for trails and building and maintaining trails across the Triangle.
TORC is the Triangle area chapter of the larger regional Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA). When join TORC you're automatically joining SORBA and you're supporting both the Triangle but also trails across the Southeast.
Thank you for joining TORC's Meetup Group where you can see our events, but by becoming a TORC Member you join a higher tier of trail supporters with exclusive access to a range of membership benefits.
Join TORC or check your membership status here.
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We schedule trail workdays throughout the year to build new trail or maintain existing trails. These workdays offer volunteers the opportunity to invest into our trail designs and for land owners to benefit from our sustainable approach.
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Upcoming events
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Harris Lake ride - Bicycle Chain + TORC
Location not specified yetThis is a TORC and Bicycle Chain partnership ride! Do you want to explore more local mountain bike trails in the triangle? Want to find riding buddies? Want to familiarizing yourself with some new trails? Join two TORC Members and Bicycle Chain Apex mechanics - Elise and Nicolas - to ride local trails on upcoming Sundays at 9am. These social-pace rides will be 1-2 hours in length and they are beginner friendly. Bring water, a helmet, and your bike in good working order. Distances will be determined with those in attendance.
These Harris Lake trails are beginner friendly, flowy, with some roots and off camber sections. This is a mostly flat elevation ride.All rides depart the parking area at 9am. Expected pace is 6-8 mph. Rides will not occur if trails are wet or closed. See trail conditions at https://www.torc-nc.org/
Parking meetup at the paved lot nearest the restrooms (linked here).Please sign the 2026 season ride waiver (you only need to do this once per year).
Consider becoming a TORC Member (linked here), we are a 501c3 org and your membership helps finance trail maintenance and trail building across the Triangle.
To contact The Bicycle Chain directly, visit -
www.thebicyclechain.comEbikes are permitted at some locations in the Triangle. Check local rules.
9 attendees
TORC Taco Tuesday Briar Chapel Group Ride
Briar Chapel Copperhead West, 900 Tobacco Farm Way, Chapel Hill, NC, USJust looking to have fun on the bikes so all skill levels are welcome. We typically average ~10mph but stop at all intersections to let everyone regroup. No drop ride.
Please fill out the yearly waiver below if you have not yet.
Meet time: 5:30
Ride time: 5:45
Distance: 8+ miles
Route: I will keep the route consistent and do the main loop with Herndon. If the group wants to add some of the newer loops we can make that decision game time. Potential for multiple groups/routes as well.
Location: Briar Chapel Copperhead West MTB Trailhead. This is the gravel parking lot on the corner of Tobacco Farm Way and Briar Chapel Parkway. If lot is full, overflow parking is down the road at the sports courts.After the ride we will go to Town Hall Burger and Beer for Dinner
2026 season ride waiver: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=415052
Please consider becoming a TORC Member, we are a 501c3 org and part of your membership fee goes back to TORC to finance trail maintenance and trail building. Membership will help represent our dirt loving interests in the Triangle: https://www.torc-nc.org/sorba/
2 attendeesTORC Taco Tuesday Briar Chapel Group Ride
Briar Chapel Copperhead West, 900 Tobacco Farm Way, Chapel Hill, NC, USJust looking to have fun on the bikes so all skill levels are welcome. We typically average ~10mph but stop at all intersections to let everyone regroup. No drop ride.
Please fill out the yearly waiver below if you have not yet.
Meet time: 5:30
Ride time: 5:45
Distance: 8+ miles
Route: I will keep the route consistent and do the main loop with Herndon. If the group wants to add some of the newer loops we can make that decision game time. Potential for multiple groups/routes as well.
Location: Briar Chapel Copperhead West MTB Trailhead. This is the gravel parking lot on the corner of Tobacco Farm Way and Briar Chapel Parkway. If lot is full, overflow parking is down the road at the sports courts.After the ride we will go to Town Hall Burger and Beer for Dinner
2026 season ride waiver: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=415052
Please consider becoming a TORC Member, we are a 501c3 org and part of your membership fee goes back to TORC to finance trail maintenance and trail building. Membership will help represent our dirt loving interests in the Triangle: https://www.torc-nc.org/sorba/
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