“You're moving through a wonderful natural environment and working on balance, timing, depth perception, & judgment... it forms a kind of ballet.”
Charlie Cunningham,
1988 MTB Hall of Fame Inductee
📷 John Bachman
About the Trail Alliance
📷 Ann Marie Chappell
Founded by a handful of Saint Joseph area mountain bikers & trail runners we are a non-profit association dedicated to maintaining, improving, & promoting the dirt, gravel, & paved trails in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Our trail system would not exist without the blessing of the Saint Joseph Parks & Recreation Department as well as the generosity of our dedicated volunteers. Each trail was designed, built & maintained by volunteers, & without their efforts & vision, we wouldn’t have the community we have today.
We aim to build on the legacy of those volunteers & ensure we build an all-inclusive, sustainable organization to continue that great work.
Become a trail advocate & invest in your community
📷 Tiffany Arnold/Tiffany Arnold Photography
Everyone deserves a great place to ride/run/hike/explore close to home; during good times and bad. Without local volunteers and trail organizations like SJTA trails close to home just don’t happen. There are many ways you can support this work.
Consider making a financial donation to help build and maintain our (your) local trails! We are a 100% volunteer-based organization and we want to ensure we build an all-inclusive, sustainable organization for the multi-use trails around our area. Your donation is our voice; the more members we have, the stronger our voice.
Your tax-deductible gift helps us realize these efforts and fuels our mission.
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“It does not matter how slowly you go. As long as you do not stop“
~Confucius
Chinese philosopher