Welcome to the Linn Area Mountain Bike Association – LAMBA web site.

In the fall of 2006, LAMBA was incorporated as a 501 (c) non-profit organization. LAMBA will work to build a membership that will cooperate with governments of Cedar Rapids and Linn County to build and maintain mountain biking trails on public property.

LAMBA swag!

Visit the LAMBA store and buy some great items to show your support of the club!

Grand Opening Success.

With a beautiful day, trails perfect and tons of visitors our May 4 Grand Opening was a huge success. This just for fun day had people riding and hiking trails, kids zooming around on their bikes and lots of good commaraderie. Thanks to all who came and helped make it happen.

Get your children outdoors.

Getting and keeping trails for mountain biking takes a lot more than just riding and building trails. It is going to take another generation of people who enjoy our open spaces and like to ride their bikes there. Get your kids a bike that fits, teach them to ride and take them to a trail in the woods so they can see how fun it is. Better yet, take them with other kids their age. Help create the next citizens who will fight to preserve our wild places and keep them open for mountain biking.

Membership Drive - Join Now

Whether it's building more trails in new places, buying gas for power tools or influencing policy, LAMBA needs members and dues to be successful. Do your part as a contributing member and help us grow. Download the membership form below.

Join LAMBA and show your support of mountain biking in Cedar Rapids.

Attention Marion IA Mountain Bikers

Interested in supporting an effort to get mountain biking trails in Marion? Now is the time to be contacting your city government to say so. On going maintenance issues take committed local riders who are willing and able to take care of things, so if the city supports this, you also need to be ready to form a working committee that LAMBA can support in moving ahead. Check the forum for making contacts.

Download the membership form here.

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Map to Beverly park

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Mission:
LAMBA is dedicated to promoting sustainable trail access for mountain/all-terrain bicyclists, and to maintaining the trails on which mountain bikers ride.  LAMBA supports the conservation of open spaces and is committed to educating mountain bicyclists to ride sensitively and responsibly in order to protect the natural environment and the experience of other trail users.  Toward these ends, LAMBA will work for:

Activities and Programs. 
LAMBA will provide its members, friends, and the general public with opportunities to steward, care for, and recreate on Iowa’s open spaces.  We offer trail maintenance work days,  educational programs and family activities designed to promote the responsible use of public trails by mountain bikers.

Environmental Protection.
LAMBA will provide leadership in the protection and preservation of the environment by advocating the development of informed public policy and by encouraging the establishment and management of protected land and water areas within LAMBA’s geographical area.

Organization. 
LAMBA will provide an organization of volunteers and professionals who will manage LAMBA programs, encourage public respect for the environment and mountain biking, offer LAMBA‘s expertise to others, and support individual contributions in realizing LAMBA’s goals.

Government Relations:
The city continues to work on a new policy for working with groups like us. Contact the Cedar Rapids City Council and express your support for local mountain biking and access to public land. Let people know that you, and mountain bikers in general, are willing to work for their sport. Updates will be posted as we learn more. This project was partially supported by a Hotel-Motel Tax Fund Grant from the City of Cedar Rapids.