Mountain Bike Adventures for Kids
TFK-CAT wants you!
About Trips for Kids- CAT
Trips for Kids-CAT provides mountain bike opportunities for kids who don’t usually get a chance to do such activities. We are a partnership between The Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT) and Trips for Kids.
For almost 19 years, Trips for Kids has been helping city youth discover the joy of mountain biking. With chapters throughout the United States and Canada, TFK reaches out to over 5,400 youth each year by providing materials, inspiration and experienced guides for mountain bike adventures.
We provide:
- mountain bikes
- helmets
- transportation
- lunch
- knowledgable guides
Group rates start at $200 if you provide your own transportation, and goes to $350 if transportation is provided by Trips For Kids.
Individual cost is $25-65 depending on family income level. Scholarships are available. Click here for rates.
You will need to fill out a waiver form, and sign-up at the Center for Appropriate Transport (455 West 1st Ave, Eugene).
Contact John at (541) 344-6892 or trips4kids@catoregon.org for more information.
We are looking for volunteers!
Trips for Kids-CAT is looking for volunteers to help get kids off the couch and into the woods.
If you are interested in volunteering with Trips for Kids-CAT, contact John at (541) 344-6892 or trips4kids@catoregon.org. You can also fill out this form: TFK Volunteer Application
In their own words!
I loved it!!
-AJ, age 12
On Saturday I went mountain biking and it was really cool because I have never been mountain biking before. I went on the first Trips for Kids-CAT (TFK-CAT) ride to Oakridge. We got there on a colorful bus. The Salmon creek trail is a National Forest trail for biking and hiking. We saw some hikers and one other mountain biker on the trial with us. We biked 11 miles but it went by faster than I thought because I was having so much fun. I don’t have my own mountain bike so TFK-CAT let me borrow a bike. They also let me borrow a helmet and they gave us food and water. My favorite part was going up and down the hills because it was like a roller coaster.
-Jat, age 13
I would suggest that you should go on a Trips For Kids ride. You learn about nature and have a blast riding in the mountains. The views are awesome and there are no honking cars, all you hear is the wildlife.
-Ben, age 18
Throughout the whole trip I was amazed at the beauty of the path and its surrounding area. I was quite happy with myself. On and on we pressed forward, over hills and down again, through the canopies made by trees and through fields. I would have to say it was a brilliant ride if there ever was one.
-Eli, age 17
