Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC)

Summer is when Triangle trails get hammered: heat, storms, overgrowth, drainage issues, erosion, and worn signage and flags; but the trailheads are filled with happy, high frequency riders. And TORC’s volunteers keep showing up: but we need tools, materials, new software licenses, additional insurances, and your financial support to bring it together. Please make a gift to the Summer Trail Revival and help us prepare for the fall. What's coming in the fall? TORC is working to increase our total trail mileage for you with strategic growth on all fronts: 🪏We made a major financial commitment to Old Creedmoor Nature Preserve and are helping build the tools, shed, and volunteer systems needed to support long-term stewardship there. 🪏 We are relaunching redesigned trail at Briar Chapel, including Bennett Mountain, Catullo, and Herndon, with a community event on August 22. 🪏 We are building the first long flow trail in the Triangle, launching in the coming weeks. 🪏 We are preparing a September RTP grant application for Briar Chapel that could turn volunteer labor and donor momentum into a much larger trail investment. 🪏 We are advancing a formal Harris Lake trail assessment to help Wake County prioritize safety, drainage, maintenance, and future improvements. 🪏 We were awarded an IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant that will help carry today’s gifts and planning momentum into 2027.

On July 7th, 2025 Tropical storm Chantal dumped so much rain on our area that overwhelmed much of the drainage infrastructure for the surrounding counties. The volume of water dumped on our area washed out culverts and bridges on a number of roads throughout the western edge of the triangle, it destroyed and moved bridges across well loved trail systems, and ultimately destroyed the main bridge connecting the trails at Brumley South between the trail access from the parking lot on Mt. Hope and the intermediate/advanced loops of Springhouse, Buckeye, and Quartz. https://triangleland.org/blog/trail-status-post-chantal TLC has been working with TORC and all stakeholders to restore that access for the property, but rebuilding a bridge of that size takes time, engineering, and resources. Projected cost for replacement will be in excess of $70,000 and could be as high as $100,000+ with a project timeline of 12 months if the funding is raised and all permitting goes smoothly. A project of this size is typically planned and engineered years out... we want to shorten that timeline as much as possible and this fundraiser helps with that goal! The goal of this fundraiser is to show your love and support to TLC with whatever you can afford to help with their effort to replace the bridge and restore trail access for everyone. Every dollar donated will go directly to TLC once the campaign is completed and I will provide whatever updates TLC can share about the progress of replacing the bridge. I am one of the trail coordinators for TORC that is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the singletrack at Brumley South, so I have a personal stake in this and want nothing more than to restore the trails to their full access as soon as possible!