Bay State Trail Riders Association, Inc. has a busy schedule of events, including trail rides, work days, meetings, etc. Use our calendar and map to stay up to date on everything we have planned, to select events you would like to attend, and to get registration information. You can even register online.
Our rides are fun and social, and you ride at your own pace on marked trails through state forests and other locations. After the ride catch up with old friends and meet new friends over lunch served to registered riders.
With this mild weather we’ve been having so far, it really feels like Spring riding is just around the corner!
Are you getting excited about the start of the riding season? BSTRA has some Spring rides that I’m sure you will want to attend. Make sure to hold these dates on your calendar.
Our annual Nancy Maenzo Memorial Benefit Ride is scheduled for March 29th, with an ice date of April 19th. Since it’s the first ride kicking off our riding calendar, it’s a short ride — just slightly over 5 miles. Hosts Kelly and Jim Shaw provide a delicious hot lunch after the ride. Ride sponsor David Maenzo provides a $50 Door Prize, and there is a great raffle table this year offering everyone chances to go home with some pretty amazing prizes. This has become a very popular ride out of the Wallis St entrance to the Douglas State Forest. Because there is such limited parking there, I suggest you register early so you won’t be closed out after all the parking spots have been reserved. The ride is already about 1/2 full, so register now!
May 7th is our Patriotism Benefit Ride out of the Wallum Lake parking area. This is a fun Red-White-Blue themed ride, with riders and horses decked out in their patriotic colors. A prize is given to the Horse and Rider who is “best dressed” in red, white & blue. Hot lunch and raffle table follow the ride. This ride is co-sponsored by Corinthian Insurance Agency and Paresky Flitt & Company LLP.
May 17th is BSTRA’s Spring Hunter Pace held at Hodges Village Dam’s Greenbriar Recreational Area in Oxford. Always a fun time no matter what speed you ride! Jumps are optional, and there are 3 Divisions to choose from, as well as a Junior Division. Lunch is provided to all pre-registered riders and awards are handed out to winners of each of the 4 divisions. This Pace is sponsored by Yucc’ It Up! Equine Supplements.
May 24th will be BSTRA’s first Spring Benefit Ride out of a new location in Douglas. This ride is hosted by Diane Lane and sponsored by Fairytale Farm. The ride will go out of Diane’s property at 334 SW Main St, Douglas, and riders will go on the SNETT and connecting trails in the Douglas State Forest for a total of 7 miles (or 14 miles if repeated). This ride will have limited parking and requires pre-registration. We recommend early registration so you don’t miss out.
All participants will receive a commemorative item when they check in.
A BBQ lunch will follow the ride and there will be a raffle table offering wonderful prizes.
June 7th is our National Trails Day Fundraising Ride out of Great Brook Farm in Carlisle, MA. Save the date and be part of this wonderful day that recognizes the importance of trails! This ride is sponsored by Yered Trailers and offers a tremendous hot lunch following the ride, a huge raffle, and generous prizes awarded to participants who have collected the most money with their Sponsor Papers. Free Gift Bag with commemorative item handed out for first 50 registered participants. For more information about our National Trails Day event, go to the National Trails Day tab at www.bstra.org. We suggest you start collecting your sponsors early so you will be in the running for the generous prizes handed out to the Top 8 and 2 Runners Up!
Note: All of these rides are NEHT affiliated except for the Spring Hunter Pace.
What are you doing on this rainy day? It's a great time to buy your tickets for the Quilt Drawing! See it listed in under Events
Now that many of you have seen the $450 quilt that we are offering for our next opportunity drawing on March 29th, I know you will agree that it is much nicer than it looks in our photo. If you haven't purchased your tickets yet, please take a moment to order them today at www.bstra.org/support/raffle
100% of ticket sales goes to fund BSTRA's trail improvement projects. Buying tickets is an easy way to support trails -- and you might be the winner of this beautiful quilt donated by Kathy Rich of A Stitch 'n Good Time.
