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.
Feeling motivated to help us? - donate to TORC now to help us
Upcoming events
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Carolina North Forest Gravel + Gab
Back Alley Bikes, 100 Boyd St, Carrboro, NC, US- Title: Carolina North Forest Gravel + Gab
- Intended audience: The gravel curious to the gravel enthusiast. This is a beginner-level, no-drop ride from Back Alley Bikes over to the approachable gravel roads in Carolina North Forest. Riders with gravel experience are welcome, but we will prioritize good vibes and comfortable group riding over speed and intensity.
- Distance: 17.3 miles (route)
- Pace: 10-12 mph and conversational
- Duration: About 2.5 hours
- Meet @8:45am, Wheels rolling @ 9am
- No-drop (no one is left behind)
- Helmets are required
- Other attire: Attire is good, yes, and whatever floats your boat. Some of us ride in boots, some clip in. Dress for the weather/conditions.
- Water bottle/pack, mini-tool, spare tube/tubeless supplies, and pump/CO2 highly recommended.
- No headphones or other distractions
- Optional coffee and pastries after the ride at Even Dough Bakery (subject to change day-of)
- Message me with any questions you may have.
- Please fill out the 2026 TORC ride waiver. The link is below. It only needs to be filled out 1 time per year.
https://www.torc-nc.org/waiver/
HOW TO HELP TORC HELP YOU:
If you aren't a member of TORC please consider joining. Trails are not cheap to build or easy to maintain. So much goes on behind the scenes at all the trails. If you love trails please consider joining TORC to help support the work TORC does.
You may join TORC at https://www.torc-nc.org/join-torc/
If you prefer not to join but would like to donate to TORC you may also do that at https://www.torc-nc.org/join-torc/
Scroll to the bottom of that page and you will see how to donate directly to TORC.
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Annual Spring Camp Trip - The Other Pisgah
Mortimer USFS Campground, Hwy 90, Edgemont, NC, USWith Davidson River Campground being closed for renovations, we are going to the "other" Pisgah and riding the Wilson Creek area trails.
TORC has reserved 4 camp sites at Mortimer campground. The campground is right in the middle of a large trail network so we will be riding from the campground. The campground also has toilets and hot showers.
These trails are super conducive to shuttling, we are currently planning on shuttling a few of the rides.Everyone that signs up needs to have an active TORC membership to participate.
Join or check in on your membership status and explore other perks and discounts here - https://join.hivepass.app/torcncIf you want to camp - more info to come soon. Campsites are limited to 6 people are two vehicles each. Carpool if you can.
If you just want to ride - I will post routes with meetup times/location below
Schedule: (subject to change - more details to come)
Friday - Beehive/Sinkhole loop. Beehive considered a black diamond and technical. ~15 mile loop. Meet at the parking at the end of Sinkhole at 3pm.
Saturday - Ride from Campground in the morning - first loop is Yancey - full loop is about 16 miles back to Campground
Second loop will be shuttle to the top of Wilson, ride Woodruff down. Shuttle back to the top of Wilson Ridge and School House ride back to the campground. With the shuttle this is 7 miles of downhill with only 300' of climbing
Sunday - Either re-ride the favorites from Saturday or hit Warrior Creek on the way out
Please fill out the waiver before coming: Waiver
What to bring:
-Bike in good working order
-Helmet
-Hydration
-Trail Snacks
-Tools
-Anything needed for camping - food, water, tent, sleeping bag, etc.Post any comments or questions below
About TORC:
Did you know that being part of the TORC Meetup group is not membership in TORC? To become a member simply sign up HERE.
An individual basic membership is only $39 and you will receive both a membership with TORC and a membership with SORBA. Membership helps to finance trail building and maintenance, and rewards you with discounts on TORC races and at many of the local bike shops. Membership means leverage, so please join us in representing our dirt-loving interests in the Triangle.15 attendees
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