We believe in the power of trails and the transformational experiences they enable.

Your gift supports our work in 2025 and beyond

  • Publishing route guides for 5 sections of Orogenesis

  • Inventorying all singletrack trails along route, identifying priority maintenance projects, and collaborating with regional partners

  • Hosting chainsaw trainings and trail maintenance events

  • Hosting gateway community events and group rides

  • Working with the International Mountain Biking Association and Outdoor Alliance on the implementation of the Bicycling On Long-distance Trails (BOLT) Law

  • Chronicling Kurt Refsnider as he attempts the first full ride of Orogenesis—Canada to Cabo

A vibrant community of people growing their relationship with backcountry landscapes, each other, and themselves along an uninterrupted ribbon of singletrack trails that bridge borders throughout the western ranges of the North American continent.
— Orogenesis Vision Statement