• Mountain biking is excellent exercise,
• Mountain biking increases appreciation of natural areas and public lands,
• Mountain biking can be enjoyed by a wide range of persons,
• Mountain biking can generate funds and volunteer work for under-resourced public parks and forests,
• Abundant high-quality singletrack mountain bike trails would be a significant incentive for technologists, professionals, and entrepreneurs to visit and move to our area,
• High-quality singletrack trails can be created and maintained by skilled volunteers with little or no negative impact on ecosystems and with virtually no cost, and,
• The Chattanooga area has ideal terrain for world class mountain bike trails, and abundant locations for such trails, BUT...
• There is a dearth of publicly accessible high-quality singletrack in the Chattanooga area.

• 100 in 10 by 10: 100 miles of high-quality single-track mountain bike trails within 10 miles of the Chattanooga metropolitan area by 2010, including development of new trails and opening of existing trails via partnerships between mountain bikers and city, county, state, federal and private land owners and land managers.
• Relevant local stakeholder groups and citizens enable and legitimize the claim that Chattanooga is a hub for outdoor adventure recreation in the southeast due to the abundance of open mountain biking trails and other outdoor recreation opportunities.
• People from all over the southeast, nation and world come to the area to ride, buying equipment, lodging, food, and services while in town, having a major impact on local tourism industry.
• New residents, particularly young professional families move to the area because of mountain biking, bringing business and capital with them.
• Chattanooga mountain biking and other outdoor recreation opportunities are featured in major outdoor and adventure sport publications and mass media.
• Major, large scale outdoor recreation events are held in Chattanooga featuring mountain biking.

• Build network core – 6 to 12 team members
• Achieve “quick wins” with state and local parks
• Identify decision-makers among stakeholder groups, particularly property managers
• Garner publicity – targets: 1^st - key proponents, 2^nd - property managers, 3^rd - outdoor media
• Build critical mass among mountain bikers in partnership with other key proponents (events/activities); develop synergy with other outdoor recreationists/trail users
• Define tasks for key proponents
• Recruit enthusiastic “task specialists” among mountain bikers, develop geographic teams
• Set trail mileage targets for and negotiate commitments from property owners
• Build trails
• Publish maps, other supporting material
• Maintain and patrol trails

Stakeholder group	What they get…	What they need to do…
Mountain bikers	¨       Trails ¨       Legal parking and access ¨       Races, festivals, other events	¨       Lobby decision-makers ¨       Trail building ¨       Contribute/recruit money for facilities ¨       Establish and staff mountain bike patrol
Public property managers State and Federal Parks and Forests Natural Resource Agencies TVA Army Core of Engineers	¨       Achieve and strengthen mandate ¨       Maintenance assistance ¨       Increase funding ¨       Protection from liability ¨       Political support ¨       Reduce unauthorized use ¨       Enhance, complement other facilities ¨       Support outdoor recreation and health	¨       Accept policy platform ¨       Designate areas and access ¨       Provide infrastructure ¨       Enforce policies, work with enforcement agencies
Quasi-public property managers Land trusts Lumber companies Developers Institutional, estates	¨       Sustainable, low-impact use of property ¨       Reduce destructive and unauthorized usage ¨       Financial incentives, sources of revenue ¨       Enhance, complement other facilities ¨       Support outdoor recreation and health ¨       Protection from liability	¨       Accept policy platform ¨       Designate areas and access ¨       Provide infrastructure (trail head, bridges, etc.) ¨       Enforce policies, work with enforcement agencies
Outdoor recreation businesses Retail/outfitters Guides Hospitality	¨       Increased sales ¨       Larger customer base	¨       Promote policy, vision, and tasks to customers ¨       Swag ¨       Assist in organization
Economic development agencies Local State Tourism	¨       More outdoor tourism dollars ¨       Places and activities	¨       Lobby property managers ¨       Funding
Planning agencies	¨       Extend mandate ¨       Increased quality of life ¨       Green space preservation, development buffers	¨       Identify public lands, quasi- public, and major private lands ¨       Inform decision-makers ¨       Support process with technical assistance
Public safety	¨       Mountain bike patrols	¨       Back-up mtn. bike patrol
Gear manufacturers and distributors	¨       More sales ¨       More consumers	¨       Swag ¨       Publicity
Bike clubs	¨       More members ¨       More potential members	¨       Educate decision-makers ¨       Matching funds, in-kind contributions ¨       Best practices ¨       Publicity, media leads

Location	Miles (Planned)	Type	MB user level	Status
Booker T. Washington State Park	5 (3)	Neighborhood	100% intermediate	A
Chilhowee and Tanasi (Cherokee National Forest)	48 (12)	Regional, national	60% intermediate, 20% advanced, 20% beginner	A 1
Cloudland Canyon S.P./Lula Lake Land Trust	15	Regional	50% beginner, 40% intermediate, 10% advanced	C,D 2
Enterprise South	(10+)	Regional	60% intermediate, 40% beginner	C
Harrison Bay State Park	4	Local	100% beginner	A
Pinky’s Point County Park	5 (3)	Neighborhood	80% intermediate, 20% beginner	B
Prentice Cooper State Forest	(7+)	Local	50% advanced, 50% intermediate	C
Raccoon Mountain (TVA)	3 (7+)	Regional, national	50% intermediate, 30% advanced, 20% beginner	A 3
Roberts Gap (TDEC)	12+	Local, regional	60% advanced, 40% intermediate	D
Stringer’s Ridge (private)	6	Neighborhood	40% beginner, 40% intermediate, 20% advanced	D
Lookout Mtn. Truck Trails (NPS)	4, 4 (1)	Local, regional	90% beginner, 10% intermediate	C,D 4