Guided Rides
All group rides require pre-registration. Head over to registration.
In an attempt to avoid large unmanageable groups and adhere to Covid-19 guidelines, we are limiting guided group rides to 15 people. Each ride will have a description and a sign up sheet at the JORBA registration page. Only riders who have pre-registered are allowed to ride. You must purchase a general admission ticket and then add the ride you are interested in.
Guided Rides – Includes Festival Admission!
9:00 a.m. Advanced Ride + General Admission 9:00 AM $30
A 3 hour hammer fest of all the tech and climbing we can find in Ringwood! This is a true advanced ride!
9:00 a.m. Beginner Clinic w/ Kathi Krause + General Admission 9:00 AM $40
Kathi Krause of Dirt, Rock N Root Training will teach beginners with special emphasis on technical skills. Great way to learn basic mountain biking skills! Entry fee includes festival admission.
9:15 a.m. Advanced Intermediate Ride + General Admission 9:15 AM $30
We’ll hit lots of technical and rocky climbs and descents that Ringwood is famous for, all at a good pace – this is truly an advanced intermediate ride!
9:30 a.m. Intermediate Ride + General Admission 9:30 AM $30
This moderate-paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun technical climbs and descents of Ringwood – having some good climbing legs and some experience on rocks is suggested!
9:45 a.m. Beginner Ride + General Admission 9:45 AM $30
This beginner paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun trails of Ringwood. If you don’t have a ton of experience on rocks or technical trails and climbs, this is a great place to start!
10:00 a.m. Black Bear Intermediate Ride + General Admission 10:00 AM $30
This moderate-paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun technical climbs and descents of Ringwood – having some good climbing legs and some experience on rocks is suggested!
10:15 a.m. Advanced Intermediate Ride + General Admission 10:15 AM $30
We’ll hit lots of technical and rocky climbs and descents that Ringwood is famous for, all at a good pace – this is truly an advanced intermediate ride!
10:30 a.m. Beginner Ride + General Admission 10:30 AM $30
This beginner paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun trails of Ringwood. If you don’t have a ton of experience on rocks or technical trails and climbs, this is a great place to start!
10:30 a.m. Trail Boss Ride with Jeff Lenosky + General Admission 10:30 AM $40
Join the Trail Boss as he takes you around to session the best tech in Ringwood. This is NOT a beginner ride! Lots of climbing and rocks will be involved!
Only 10 spots available!
10:45 a.m. Ladies Ride + General Admission 10:45 AM $30
Ladies – let’s do this! Join a group of like-minded ladies for a ride around the awesome trails of Ringwood State Park. Moderate pace, no drop.
11:00 a.m. Beginner Clinic w/ Kathi Krause + General Admission 11:00 AM $40
Kathi Krause of Dirt, Rock N Root Training will teach beginners with special emphasis on technical skills. Great way to learn basic mountain biking skills! Entry fee includes festival admission.
11:15 a.m. Intro to NJ NICA + General Admission 11:15 AM $30
Curious about NJ NICA? We’re an NJ non-profit youth development organization that offers 6th-12th graders a great opportunity to mountain bike all over the state of NJ? Come for a ride with us!
11:30 a.m. Advanced Intermediate Ride + General Admission 11:30 AM $30
This moderate-paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun technical climbs and descents of Ringwood – having some good climbing legs and some experience on rocks is suggested!
11:45 a.m. Beginner Ride + General Admission 11:45 AM $30
This beginner paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun trails of Ringwood. If you don’t have a ton of experience on rocks or technical trails and climbs, this is a great place to start!
12:00 p.m. Kids Kombo Ride 12:00 PM $0
Our scooter and balance bike and small wheeled crowd! We’ll break into 2 groups if needed – balance bikes in one, and pedalers in another. We have a short lap perfect for both! Parents join for free!
12:30 p.m. Trek E-Bike Ride + General Admission 12:30 PM $30
Trek will be bringing a small selection of e-bikes for you to try out on our demo loop – first come, first served – or bring your own!
Only 10 spots available!
12:45 p.m. NJ NICA Ride + General Admission 12:45 PM $0
All NJ NICA student athletes and coaches – come out and join us for a ride around the tech fun that is Ringwood – we’ll have something for everyone!
1:00 p.m. Intermediate Ride + General Admission 1:00 PM $30
This moderate-paced no-drop ride will cover some of the fun technical climbs and descents of Ringwood – having some good climbing legs and some experience on rocks is suggested!
Rides are listed by both fitness level and trail difficulty. We try to have something for everyone.
Fitness Level
A simple 1-10 scale, where 10 is superman, 7,8 and 9 fitness level better be in the top 25% of riders on Strava. If you don’t know what Strava is, you’re lower than 5.
Trail Difficulty
The IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System is a basic method used to categorize the relative technical difficulty of recreation trails. This system was adapted from the International Trail Marking System used at ski areas throughout the world. Many trail networks use this type of system, most notably resort-based mountain biking trail networks. The system best applies to mountain bikers, but is also applicable to other visitors such as hikers and equestrians. These criteria should be combined with personal judgment and trail-user input to reach the final rating.
How the ride works.
Meet at your designated time and meeting place. A JORBA volunteer will take attendance – remember, only preregistered riders can join the guided rides. After a head count and a chat with your ride leader and sweep, you’ll be off to enjoy the Ringwood trails!
The route is up to the leader and may be adjusted to fit the level of the group. In general, all trails are two way with the exception of, the new trails west of Shepherds Lake, the race trail from Shepherds Lake and the White Crossover Trail down from Pierson’s Ridge.
General Ride Rules
- Riders must be pre-registered.
- Riders must have a wristband
- Riders must have their own bike.
- No demo bikes on rides
- Riders must wear a helmet
- Riders sign up at the JORBA website
- All Rides will be staffed with 1 Leader, an optional sweep or rover
- Staff can swap roles as necessary
- No one in front of leader or behind the sweep.
- (Optional) rover can break off group according to ability and designate a rider to act as sweep.
- (Optional) First Rider behind the leader stops at intersection to indication direction for the entire group and rejoins the ride in front of the sweep.
In order to keep the rides moving, the ride leader may adopt the second rider drop sweep. In order for the group to keep moving, as the leader approaches an intersection, he or she may shout “drop”. The second in line stops at the intersection and makes sure the group goes the right way. The “dropped’ rider then joins the group taking the last place as the sweep, to be replaced by the next dropped rider at the next intersection.