Fairland Recreation Park will open a new area for biking, called The Pit, on Saturday, according to Montgomery Parks.
The division of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission will host a ribbon cutting ceremony from 1-3 p.m. Montgomery Parks invites residents to bring their own bike or borrow one from the county to try out the new mountain bike skills park, which includes rollers, kicker ramps, wall rides, drops and skinnies.
Bob Turnbull, principal natural resources specialist for Montgomery Parks, oversaw the project’s completion. According to Turnbull, the county parks’ trail crew partnered with consultants from the American Ramp Company to create a space for all levels of mountain bike riders. “It’s built on the idea of progression, on the idea of building your skills so you can get better. And it’s just a lot of fun,” Turnbull said. “And honestly, I think the trail crew knocked this one out of the park.”
The new park is located at the intersection of Green Castle Ridge Terrace and Green Castle Road inside of Fairland Recreational Park. The park’s creation was funded by state funding, including a legislative bond initiative of $100,000, sponsored by District 14 representatives Maryland House Majority Leader Delegate Eric Luedtke and state Senator Craig Zucker.
The Pit itself is around six-and-a-half acres with a parking lot, and is connected to the Crow’s Foot natural surface trail. Overflow parking for the ribbon cutting ceremony will be available at the park’s soccer field No. 5 along Green Castle Rd. in Burtonsville.
You are invited to celebrate the opening of our new bike park this Saturday, 1 pm to 3 pm, at Fairland Recreational Park.
Join us for the ribbon cutting, then ride your mountain bike or borrow one of ours to test out The Pit at Fairland Bike Park: https://t.co/yKo2SPtia5. pic.twitter.com/gmoP9YC5AW
— Montgomery Parks (@MontgomeryParks) October 27, 2022
