{"id":1238,"date":"2013-04-24T02:12:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T02:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/?page_id=1238"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:21:12","slug":"inaugural-low-hollow-trail-5k-run","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest KyMBA and Our Annual Trail Fest Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SW KyMBA<\/strong><\/span> began in 2010 by MTB’ers who were tired of driving far to find quality trail to ride. Southwest Kentucky Mountain Bike Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve great trail experiences to help improve mental and physical well being as well as promote a better quality of life.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Link to Join SW KyMBA<\/strong><\/span>:
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Our Current Area Trails
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1) Rudy Mines Trail, Ben Hawes Park, Owensboro, KY
\n2) Low Hollow Trail, Riverfront Bike Park, Bowling Green, KY
\n3) Big Hollow Trail, Mammoth Cave National Park
\n4) Brier Creek Trail System, Nolin Lake State Park
\n5) Grapevine Trail System, Madisonville, KY
\n6) Twisted Oliver Trail, Port Oliver, Barren River lake<\/div>\n
7) Cave Creek Trail, Rough River Lake<\/div>\n
8) Pennyrile MTB Trails, Pennyrile Forest State Park<\/div>\n
9) Mammoth Cave Gravel Grinder, Mammoth Cave National Park<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
10) Highlander Trail, Barren River Lake – 4 mile War Hammer Loop is complete and opened to the public on Sat 8\/19\/23 at the “Highlander Grand Opening Trail Fest.”<\/div>\n
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New Projects Underway<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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1) \u200eBarren River Lake State Park – We are in the “finalizing approval stage” with Kentucky State Parks to repurpose and revamp the old unused horse trails for mountain bikers, hikers and trail runners. Estimated funding needed to progress is approximately 25k.<\/div>\n
2) \u200eHighlander Trail Expansion Phase 2 – Phase 2 has been approved and we are currently in the fundraising stage. Funds to progress is 100k.<\/div>\n
3) Rudy Mines Trail Expansion Phase 3 – Project is approved and funding secured and project underway through the City of Owensboro<\/div>\n
3) Long Fall Trail, Nolin River Lake \u2013 Nearly 10 miles are flagged for 3 stacked XC Loops. Environmental and Cultural studies are complete with the US Army Corps of Engineers. We are now in the fundraising stage for the project to progress. We estimate 250K is necessary for completion.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4) Riverfront Bike Park Bowling Green, KY: Warren County Project includes a Dual Slalom Course, Hollow Riders Skills Loop & a Dual Slalom Return Climb. City Project includes a paved pump track for adults, a smaller Tot Pump Track for the little ones, and a progressive Bicycle Skills Course.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The last Trail Fest was at Highlander Trail in 2024 and was a great success. The <\/strong>future Trail Fest is in the works. More info to come..<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With friends, trail runs, & mountain bike races, you don’t want to miss out on this year’s event.<\/p>\n

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On August 13, 2022 – SWKMBA hosted the 10th annual Trail fest at Port Oliver, Barren River Lake in Kentucky.<\/em>t.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Registration is here:<\/strong> https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/HighlanderTrailFest<\/a><\/p>\n

Our 2024 12th<\/sup> Annual Trail Fest Sponsors are:
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  1. Graves Gilbert Clinic \u2013 Title Sponsor <\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. SW KyMBA \u2013 Event Organizer <\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Brian Macy Sports Medicine <\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Howard\u2019s Cycle and Fitness <\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Nats Outdoor Sports <\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Compton Orthodontics <\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Blue Moon Port A Pot <\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Fee Family Foundation <\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Stephen Lee Ogden Design Company <\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. Crowell Service Group <\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Eubanks World Championship Karate <\/strong><\/li>\n
  12. WKU ORAC <\/strong><\/li>\n
  13. Covington Dental <\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. Bowling Green Running Club <\/strong><\/li>\n
  15. USACE BRL <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Registration & Check-in booth opens at 7am. We will kick off with the 6k Trail running race at 8:00 am. The first MTB event will begin at 10:00am. See the schedule of events below for more details.<\/p>\n

    You may enter an individual event or save money and register for the King\/ Queen of the Trail competition which is the combined fastest time for all 3 main events (5k run, MTB A & MTB TT).<\/p>\n

    Prizes will be awarded to Age group and overall winners in the 5k and in Overall competitions for the MTB A, B & TT races, respectfully. Event T-Shirts are included in with your registration on a first come first serve basis. Thus the first 215 shirts are provided while supplies last so register early to secure your Trail Fest T-Shirt.<\/p>\n

    Both events are Non sanctioned (no license required) but will follow RRCA & USA Cycling rules respectively.<\/p>\n

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    Highlander Grand Opening Trail Fest <\/u><\/strong>Schedule of events <\/u><\/strong>(All Times are Central Time)<\/p>\n

    7:00am \u2013 Registration and Check-In Opens<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a08:00am \u2013 6K Trail Run STARTS <\/strong>(1 hr time limit)<\/p>\n

    \u00a09:05am \u2013 Kids 1 Lap Fun Run STARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a09:35am \u2013 Running Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

    10:00am \u2013 MTB 1 or 2 Lap Kids Race STARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    10:30am \u2013 Kids Strider Race STARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

    10:45am \u2013 MTB \u201cA\u201d 4 Lap Race STARTS <\/strong>(2 hr time limit)<\/p>\n

    \u00a01:00pm \u2013 MTB \u201cB\u201d 2 Lap Race & MTB Jr 1 Lap STARTS <\/strong>(1.5 hr time limit)<\/p>\n

    \u00a02:45pm \u2013 MTB Time Trial Starts <\/strong>(10 seconds apart; A riders > B riders > Jr riders)<\/p>\n

    4:00pm \u2013 MTB Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • E-Bikers will Race with \u201cB\u201d Riders and will start 1 minute before \u201cB\u201d Riders<\/li>\n
    • Women\u2019s & Jr waves will start 1 minute after the men\u2019s wave, respectfully<\/li>\n
    • 6K Trail Run – 1 Lap: Kids MTB – 1 or 2 Laps; MTB A – 4 Laps; MTB B – 2 Laps; MTB E-Bike \u2013 2 Laps; MTB Jr -1 Lap<\/li>\n
    • Time Trial – 1 Lap Opposite Direction Course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      RACE COURSE MAPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      2023 Trail Fest Safety and Weather Plan<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

      All participants, spectators, volunteers and staff should only attend if they are well and do not have a temperature.<\/p>\n

      For participant safety and the sustainability of the trail the Trail Fest Race Director and staff will closely monitor weather and trail conditions leading up to the race. It is our goal to give the participant as much notice as possible should there be any need for an hour delay or rescheduling to another day. Please be on the lookout for Trail Fest weather updates emailed to your address on file or from our postings on the Highlander Trail Fest & Southwest KyMBA Facebook pages.<\/p>\n

      An electrical storm within the race course area within 30 mins of the start time should be considered potentially life threatening to runners and cyclists. A determination will be made at the time as to whether the race should be continued as scheduled, delayed until the storm has passed or postponed to a backup date. The Race Director will monitor the weather and make a decision if any action will be taken to modify the race.<\/p>\n

      Possible changes include: Altering the start time or in the most extreme situations, postponement of the event to a backup date. Send runners\/cyclists home if there is not adequate safe shelter for everyone to wait out the storm. Remember, trees are not safe shelter and lightning can strike up to 10 miles away. Visible lightning will cause the race to be postponed for a minimum of 30 minutes after the last strike is heard. Additional sightings or rumblings of thunder will continue to delay the race in 30-minute increments. Muddy trail conditions may warrant a postponement. In the event a participant cannot make their race due to a postponement the participant is still fully eligible to receive their race packet and T-Shirt.<\/p>\n

      Note: Southwest KyMBA Volunteers have many hours of personal time and money invested in the Highlander Trail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      SW KyMBA began in 2010 by MTB’ers who were tired of driving far to find quality trail to ride. Southwest Kentucky Mountain Bike Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve great trail experiences to help improve mental and physical well being as well as promote a better quality of life.<\/p>\n

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      Link to Join SW KyMBA:
      \nwww.imba.com\/join\/chapter\/skymba
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      Our Current Area Trails<\/p>\n

      1) Rudy Mines Trail, Ben Hawes Park, Owensboro, KY
      \n2) Low Hollow Trail, Riverfront Bike Park, Bowling Green, KY
      \n3) Big Hollow Trail, Mammoth Cave National Park
      \n4) Brier Creek …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1238"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1787,"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1238\/revisions\/1787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kymba.org\/bowlinggreen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}