Volunteers dig in at Baker Creek on Saturday to get the trails ready for Fall Fest
The mountain bike club's monthly work party is open to anyone with gloves and sturdy shoes. Three hours of trail repair and pulling invasive plants, and then the sponsors buy lunch.
- When
- Sat Oct 3 · 9 AM – noon
- Where
- Baker Creek Preserve · 1516 Taylor Rd
- Cost
- Free · no sign-up
- Bring
- Sturdy shoes, gloves, safety glasses, water
- Provided
- Tools · lunch at noon from Bear Paw Bikes and 71 South · cold drinks from Creature Comforts
- With
- Trees Knoxville, leading the invasive-plant removal
- Kids
- Families welcome
- Weather
- Showers likely in the morning · 80% chance of rain · high 83
- What it's for
- AMBC Fall Fest · Nov 6–7
The trails at Baker Creek do not maintain themselves. The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club holds a work party on the first Saturday morning of most months, and October's is at Baker Creek Preserve, where the job is getting the trails in shape for the club's Fall Fest on November 6 and 7. Trees Knoxville is joining to lead the removal of invasive plants alongside the trail work.
Who can come
Anyone. You do not need to ride a bike, belong to the club or sign up ahead; the club calls these the best chance for trail users of every kind to give a morning back. It supplies the tools. You bring sturdy shoes, gloves, safety glasses and water, and you sign the club's 2026 waiver if you haven't. Families with kids are welcome.
The practical part
Work runs nine to noon, and at noon Bear Paw Bikes and 71 South provide lunch, with cold drinks from Creature Comforts. Saturday has showers likely through the morning and an 80 percent chance of rain, so dress for mud and check the club's event page before you head over. The preserve is at 1516 Taylor Road.
