The Trails

Lets face it, we do all of this for the trails. We respect them. Thousands of hours go into building and maintaining them. It is for that reason we invite you to join our community on a work day, check on trail conditions before riding, and become a member.

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Trails Stories

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Palos Trail Workday

July 3, 2020

Thanks to the Mediocre Mountain biker for doing this short video of a typical Covid era workday at Palos.

CAMBr South Update

June 8, 2020

In spite of Covid19 a lot is going on with CAMBr South....

2020 Palos Meltdown Cancelled

June 5, 2020

2020 Meltdown Cancelled due to Covid crisis.

CAMBr North 2020 Raffle

April 14, 2020

The CAMBr North Raffle for 2020 is now accepting ticket purchases. The drawing will be June 20, 2020!

Support CAMBr through Amazon Smile

November 23, 2019

Did you know that CAMBr can get a cut of everything you buy through Amazon?

CAMBr Departs IMBA Chapter Program

October 30, 2019

The Board of the Chicago Area Mountain Bikers (CAMBr) has made the decision to leave the Chapter Program of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)…..

A Mountain Bike Community

Since 1993, the Chicago Mountain Bike Riders (CAMBr) has forged partnerships with local organization, municipalities, and community members to help build and maintain mountain bike trails near Chicago, IL.

About CAMBr

Palos Meltdown

Each year, CAMBr plans, hosts, and runs the premier mountain bike race in the Chicagoland area. The Palos Meltdown is an event you don't want to miss!

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