TEEN TRAIL CORPS
PICL and DCNR Partnership
Our partnership with the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to support teams and team development, through a grant from the Bureau of Recreation and Conservation Fund, is because in PICL we DIG IN!
Being a mountain biker and giving back to your local trails go hand in hand.
When we give back to trails we become even more connected to the places we ride and we contribute amazing things to our communities in health, wellness, and economic benefits.
We grow as people through our service.
When we contribute to our communities this way, people in our communities will want to help us — that might be as part of your team, as a local advocate, as a sponsor, or with access to more places to ride.
Trail work is rewarding, too!
You’ll build strength as you work the trails, mind as you learn about construction, and character as you engage with others across your community. Through all of this, you will build your local community and the whole mountain bike community. Working something with your hands and tools and then hopping on your bike to ride that thing is a pretty fantastic feeling too.
Professional Trail Building is a career path. Who knew? You do now. Maybe that’s your thing? Or maybe it making trails happen for others as a designer, planner, community official, or engineer working on a community plan.
Just as PICL is about more than riding a bike, trail building is about more than a trail tool.
Student-athletes can become TTC Captains after completing a series of requirements rooted in the International Mountain Bike Association values: Speak, Build, Respect, Ride.
Teen Trail Corps gives back to you, too!
You might find that you love building trails. All of us who contribute to community service get something — you get a lot personally when you give to something. PICL celebrates those among us who really dig in.
All season long there are leaders jerseys up for grabs in each grade for our most prolific trail stewards. You don’t have to race to be in the running for these.
TTC engagement also awards bonus points in the PICL race series. See the PA Handbook for more information and rules regarding TTC points.