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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Dusk & Dawn series at Lake Raleigh Woods trails
Lake Raleigh Woods, 1900 Main Campus Dr, Raleigh, NC, USThis is a TORC and Greenway Gear Collective partnership ride that travels to the trails at Lake Raleigh Woods!
The Greenway Gear Collective, which operates out of the shipping container on Lake Raleigh, will lead rides for all skill levels with an emphasis on entry level mountain biking and skill building. Each loop at Lake Raleigh Woods is about a mile long so there will be opportunities to collect riders and do multiple laps or potentially to leave after any loop, depending on the ability level and time available to individual riders on each ride.Dawn rides begin at 7 AM and Dusk rides begin at 7 PM.
Parking is available at Centennial Campus Middle School (in the corner of the lot as far from the building as possible).
Rides start from adjacent trailhead kiosk.
Helmets are required.
Please sign the 2026 season ride waiver (you only need to do this once per year).Consider becoming a TORC Member (linked here), a TORC Membership helps finance trail maintenance and trail building across the Triangle. Greenway Gear Collective is a nonprofit dedicated to providing an inlet to the cycling community through Education, Community Building, and Bike Repair.
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Beaver Dam Workday
Creedmoor Dirt Lot, 14811 Creedmoor Rd, Wake Forest, NC, USThe trail system at Beaver Dam is one of the older trails in the Triangle. This trail suffers constant erosion due to the hilly terrain and multiple streams in the area. The trail needs regular maintenance to help maintain drainage so it can reopen quickly after rain events.
Directions: Meet at the dirt parking lot just off Creedmoor Rd, 0.5 mile before Beaver Dam park entrance.
- Meet time: 8:30-11:00, we will distribute tools and talk about specific work to be done. We will stop earlier than 11am if it is hot.
- Duration of the workday: No more than 3 hours
- Type of Work: Moving dirt and rocks, shaping features, clearing vines and brush, de-berming, knicks and grade reversals
- Tools: Tools will be provided.
- What to bring: sturdy shoes or boots, gloves, appropriate clothing, and water
Please sign the new 2026 TORC waiver if you have not already signed. Only needs to be done once per calendar year.
https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=4150521 attendee
Trail Tuesday casual style at Williamson Preserve
Bailey and Sarah Williamson Preserve, 4409 Mial Plantation Rd, Raleigh, NC, USPLEASE CHECK TORC-NC.ORG FOR TRAIL STATUS.*
If the trail is closed the ride is canceled.This is a casual (MOUNTAIN BIKE) no drop ride at Williamson for riders of all skill levels. This is not a strava KOM fest type ride.
We will split into 2 or 3 groups if there are enough riders.... a faster casual, a casual group, and a Cindy casual.
All groups will be no drop and will stop to regroup to ensure no one is left behind.We will meet between 5:30-5:45pm and hit the trail at 6:00pm.
Traffic sucks on the way to Williamson so give yourself more time to get there then you think you will need.
Please sign the 2026 TORC waiver. This only needs to be signed 1 time each year and is good for all TORC events.
https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=4150524429 Old Country Mial Plantation Road, Raleigh, NC
We will meet at the white barn on the opposite side of the church from the main trail head parking lot. Parking here is by special permission for the ride. (Parking here without special permission from TLC is not allowed and considered trespassing so please only park here with TLC's permission.)
DO NOT PARK AT THE REGULAR PARKING LOT.
This link should take you right to the parking at the white barn. Do not go near the house please. It is a private residence.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/4429+Old+Country+Mial+Rd,+Raleigh,+NC+27610/@35.7323064,-78.4506148,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89ac42ebe0de800d:0x48a80e3056e51969!8m2!3MOUNTAIN BIKE and helmet required.
NO ONE CAN RIDE WITHOUT A HELMET.Gloves, water bottle/pack, mini-tool, spare tube, and pump/CO2 highly recommended.
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.
Message me with any questions you may have.
P.S. All the cool kids wear mismatched socks on Trail Tuesday.
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