News
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The Howard’s Lick Challenge is back in 2026!
It’s a new year, and we’re issuing the first challenge for free entry to this year’s Lost River Classic on August 15. The Howard’s Lick backside climb from Moorefield up South Branch Mountain is one of West Virginia’s iconic climbs, having been attempted by nearly 600 cyclists over the years. The fastest man and woman
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LRTC Year in Review
Thank you so much for your support of the Lost River Trails Coalition in 2025. We would not be able to accomplish our mission to create, maintain, and support new and existing trails for use by our community and visitors in Hardy County without contributions from generous donors like you. Every gift makes a difference
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First Phase of the Jay Moglia Memorial Trail System Completed
Last week, the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Trail Solutions team finished their three month long project to build the first three miles of beginner and intermediate adaptive mountain bike trail in Lost River State Park. This is the first phase of a multi-year project which may ultimately result in 30-40 miles of mountain bike
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Three weeks of LRSP trail building
At long last, the IMBA Trail Solutions crew arrived in Hardy County to begin work on the first phase of purpose-built adaptive mountain bike trail in Lost River State Park! Construction began on September 22 and has continued through three straight weeks. More than a half a mile of trail has been built so far.
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Lost River Classic farmer’s market taking shape
Our fourth edition of the Lost River Classic gravel bike race is coming up in one month (August 16), and we will have a farmer’s market as usual. This market continues to grow each year, and we are pleased to announce (at the date of this posting) that there will be 18 local vendors joining
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Lost River Classic month is upon us!
It’s July 16, and the Lost River Classic is just one month away, on Saturday August, 16. It’s that time of year that we run some special promotions in the regional cycling community to get people excited for the race. As you might already know, we have promoted the Howard’s Lick Climbing Challenge, which will
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Volunteers needed for Lost River Classic
The fourth annual Lost River Classic is coming up just about 6 weeks from now on Saturday, August 16. This is our biggest fundraising event each year, raising nearly $10,000 in revenue for LRTC, which is split between the Cryptids youth mountain bike team and our general trail maintenance and development fund. A generous contribution
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A TransVirginia Guide to Hardy County
Greetings TransVirginia riders! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which you have striven these many months. For those of you signed up for the Mountain 565 route, you’ll tackle one of the iconic gravel climbs of the Shenandoah Valley/Eastern Panhandle Regions, Judge Rye Road, into Hardy County, where you’ll partly intersect
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The Howard’s Lick climb challenge
Hardy County is home to a number of significant climbs, but none more infamous than the paved ascent on the State Park Road / backside of Howard’s Lick up and over the Moorefield side of South Branch Mountain. This nearly 5 mile climb covers 2,000 feet of elevation at an average grade of over 8%,
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New Lost River Classic Routes in 2025
After much consideration, I am going to be making changes to the medium and long Lost River Classic routes in 2025. It’s a difficult decision to make because the Lost River Classic has developed a reputation for being one of the most challenging and technical gravel races in the East, but the most challenging and