Open/Closed Hotline
410-313-4455
Addresses:
East Entrance
5400 Landing Road
Elkridge, MD 21075
West Entrance
6105 Rockburn Branch Park Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
Parking is available at both entrances.
Park Hours: 7 am to 11 pm in summer, dusk in winter
GPS Coordinates:
Decimal Degrees
NAD 83 datum
Latitude: 39.2178
Longitude: -76.7632
410-313-4455
Addresses:
East Entrance
5400 Landing Road
Elkridge, MD 21075
West Entrance
6105 Rockburn Branch Park Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
Parking is available at both entrances.
Park Hours: 7 am to 11 pm in summer, dusk in winter
GPS Coordinates:
Decimal Degrees
NAD 83 datum
Latitude: 39.2178
Longitude: -76.7632
In order for this project to succeed we need your support. MORE is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization and 100% of your donation will go directly to improving mountain biking in Howard County. What’s more, your donation is
100% tax deductible.
Rockburn Skills Park
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Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts (M.O.R.E), Howard County Recreation and Parks, and International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) have created a private-public partnership to build a skills area in Rockburn Branch Park--for those of you who have yet to visit Rockburn, it is 450 acres located in Elkridge, Maryland with two entrances: one by Rockburn Elementary School off of Montgomery Rd and the other on Landing Rd across the street from Patapsco Valley State Park. The multi-use trail system is being built with mountain bikers and trail runners in mind. It will consist of multiple trails of varying complexity and will be called The Rockburn Skills Park.
Howard County has dedicated land in Rockburn Branch Park for the project; IMBA is flying in world-class trail builders and designers; and MORE is raising the funding and providing volunteer support. The final product will be donated to the park system and will be free for the public to use. The park will include a pavilion, a pump track and three downhill lines: one for beginners, one for intermediate riders, and one for more advanced riders. This will be a family-first facility where Howard County kids and adults can hone their bicycle riding skills.
Howard County has dedicated land in Rockburn Branch Park for the project; IMBA is flying in world-class trail builders and designers; and MORE is raising the funding and providing volunteer support. The final product will be donated to the park system and will be free for the public to use. The park will include a pavilion, a pump track and three downhill lines: one for beginners, one for intermediate riders, and one for more advanced riders. This will be a family-first facility where Howard County kids and adults can hone their bicycle riding skills.
Special Thanks to
Our Generous Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Private Donor
REI
Columbia & Rockville
Diamondback
Bicylces
Clif Bar
Silver Sponsors
Patapsco Bike and Sport
Elkridge Youth Organization (EYO)
Stonebridge Advisors
DuClaw Brewery
Elkridge Chiropractic
Raffle Sponsors
Bike Doctor Linthicum
Race Pace Cycles
Family Bike Shop
Twenty 20
Performance Bicycle
Friends of Rockburn
APL Cycling Club
Single Speed Outlaw
Land Design & Development, Inc.
State Highway
Administration
Our Generous Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Private Donor
REI
Columbia & Rockville
Diamondback
Bicylces
Clif Bar
Silver Sponsors
Patapsco Bike and Sport
Elkridge Youth Organization (EYO)
Stonebridge Advisors
DuClaw Brewery
Elkridge Chiropractic
Raffle Sponsors
Bike Doctor Linthicum
Race Pace Cycles
Family Bike Shop
Twenty 20
Performance Bicycle
Friends of Rockburn
APL Cycling Club
Single Speed Outlaw
Land Design & Development, Inc.
State Highway
Administration
IMPORTANT DATES
April 23 - May 31 - IMBA building remaining trails
June 2 - Grand Opening!! 10 am West Pavilion
April 23 - May 31 - IMBA building remaining trails
June 2 - Grand Opening!! 10 am West Pavilion
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See the new trails - VIDEO
Posted April 30
We are one week into building of the remaining trails for the Skills Park and you can already see the lines forming. I walked it yesterday, it looks awesome. Thank you to Brian Rayford Studios, www.m5signs.com, for putting together this video so everyone can see the new trails in action.
Grand Opening - June 2nd
Updated May 9
Saturday June 2 at 10 am.
6105 Rockburn Branch Park Road - West Entrance, Elkridge, MD 21075.
Ken Ulman, Howard County Executive and John R. Byrd, Recreation & Parks Director cordially invite you to the Grand Opening of the Rockburn Branch Park Skills Course. Fr those with special accessibility needs, parking may be an issue. Please contact the office (410-313-4640) by Tuesday, May 29, and we will transport you from the parking lot to the ribbon cutting.
Spring Big Dig Info - begins April 23rd
Wade R - won the Diamondbike Assault Dirt Jump Bike 2012
Kathy G - won the Performance Bike Shop gift card worth $250
Victor V - won the Giant Brass bike
Peter A from Ellicott City - won the Cannondale Flash MTB Frame
"3rd Floor Baltimore" - won Specialized Stumpjumper FSR full suspension MTB
6105 Rockburn Branch Park Road - West Entrance, Elkridge, MD 21075.
Ken Ulman, Howard County Executive and John R. Byrd, Recreation & Parks Director cordially invite you to the Grand Opening of the Rockburn Branch Park Skills Course. Fr those with special accessibility needs, parking may be an issue. Please contact the office (410-313-4640) by Tuesday, May 29, and we will transport you from the parking lot to the ribbon cutting.
Spring Big Dig Info - begins April 23rd
Updated April 30
IMBA has started construction the three new lines and return trail for the skills park. The pump track is just one small part of the overall Skills Park. The flow trails are sure to get your stoke flowing and we really need all the help we can get between now and the completion of the project. We are expecting IMBA to be here for four to six weeks, working every day. I am sure there will be volunteer time once they get started and you will receive updates about it.
Spring Picnic Fundraiser and Raffle - Sunday April 15th
Updated April 30
Thank you for making the picnic a huge success. Over 400 people came to join in a fun day of biking, food, friends and fun. Congratulations to the raffle winners:
Kathy G - won the Performance Bike Shop gift card worth $250
Victor V - won the Giant Brass bike
Peter A from Ellicott City - won the Cannondale Flash MTB Frame
"3rd Floor Baltimore" - won Specialized Stumpjumper FSR full suspension MTB
How to Know when the Pump Track is Open/Closed??
Posted December 4
If you want to know if the track is open before you head over to it, call the weather closures hotline: 410-313-4455. HoCo Recs and Parks updates their hotline regularly to let you know what parts of the park are open and closed - the Pump Track has been added to the hotline. Also, the park has a sign they are posting at the track to let you know if it is closed due to rain, etc. Always assume the day of rain and for the next 24 hours it will be closed, obviously wind and sunshine help it dry faster.
Facebook & Twitter
Posted December 4
Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Continue to post up photos and videos on our Facebook page. These accounts help us apply and hopefully receive grant money!
This is a community effort and the response from all of you has been fantastic. Thank you for all you are doing to create a very successful Mountain Bike Skills Park in the Mid-Atlantic region, we are getting international exposure with IMBA and the kudos are pouring in!
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Pump Track Completed Oct 2nd
To receive updates about what is happening with the track construction including updates about the volunteer needs, schedule, etc, please register on the Volunteer Page. You will then receive an invitation to a Google Group. Accept the invitation and then you will begin receiving email updates. Need an invitation to the group, email volunteer@rockburnskillspark.org
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