🚧 First Volunteer Build Day of 2026 Set for May 9
- Edmonton Bike Park
- 19 hours ago
- 2 min read
After months of planning and progress on site, we’re ready to kick off the first volunteer build day of the 2026 Edmonton Bike Park season.
đź“… Saturday, May 9, 2026
This marks the start of the next major push toward opening Edmonton’s first purpose-built mountain bike skills park — and we’re inviting the community to be part of it.
🌱 A New Season of Building
The site has already come a long way.
Flow trails are taking shape, the skills area is progressing, and the overall layout of the park is becoming more defined each week.
Now we’re entering the phase where volunteer effort has a direct, visible impact — refining trails, shaping features, and helping bring everything together. 🔧 What We’ll Be Working On
This first build day will include a mix of tasks across the site:
Trail building and surface shaping
Buffing rollers, berms, and transitions
Supporting skills area construction
Moving dirt into jump lines
Wood work support and site prep
General cleanup and finishing work
There will be a variety of work available, and no experience is required.
Volunteer leads will help get everyone set up and working on something meaningful.
⏱ New for 2026: Split Shift Structure
To make build days more flexible and efficient, we’re introducing two staggered Saturday shifts:
🌅 Morning Crew
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🌇 Afternoon Crew
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
This new structure allows:
More people to participate throughout the day
Better distribution of volunteers across tasks
A smoother flow of work with overlap between crews
Reduced fatigue for volunteers
👉 Please sign up for one shift only
đź‘· No Experience Needed
Whether you’ve built trails before or this is your first time — you’re welcome.
We’ll have:
Tools on site
Defined work areas
Volunteer leads to guide each crew
What to bring:
Closed-toe shoes (required)
Weather-appropriate clothing
Water
Work gloves (recommended)
🤝 Why It Matters
This project has been years in the making.
The Edmonton Bike Park is designed to:
Support rider progression
Create a welcoming space for new riders
Improve trail experiences across the city
Volunteer days like this are what make it possible.
Every berm shaped, every rock removed, every shovel full of dirt moves us closer to opening day.
đź“Ł Get Involved
If you’ve been following the project, this is your chance to be part of building it.
👉 Sign up for a shift:
Spots are limited — we recommend signing up early.
📸 Share the Build
If you come out and help, we’d love to see it.
Tag @edm.bikeparkUse #EDMBikeParkBuild
We’ll be sharing progress and highlighting the community behind the project.
🔜 What’s Next
This is just the beginning.
Volunteer build days will continue through the spring and summer as we work toward completion.
Each one builds on the last.
We’re excited to get started.
See you out there.
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