Berkshire Trail Riders Association

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2023 Berkshire Big Adventure
May 20-21, 2023
Best of the Berks Dual Sport Ride
Sunday May 21, 2023

Registration is now open
Link at bottom of page

 Adventure and Dual Sport Rides

2 Day-Explorer Ride 5/20-5/21, 2023
2 Day-Berkshire Big Adventure (BBA) 5/20-5/21, 2023
1 Day-Best of the Berks Dual Sport Ride Sunday 5/21, 2023

Start Location 85 Fritz Rd Colebrook CT Camping and food located at start

Online Registration Opens March 3, 2023
$70 Per day ($85 after midnight 5/16)
Registration closes 9:00AM 5/21/2023

Included with Registration
Friday night Bar-B-Que
Saturday night dinner
Saturday afternoon/evening free 10 minute chair or table Massage by Gayle Campbell Torto, LMT
Parking and camping
Hot showers
Bonfire Friday and Saturday nights
Use of all on property trails

Breakfast will be available each morning for $5 from the Local Boys Scouts

 

Follow the 2023 BBA thread on ADVRider.com for the latest updates and questions/answers 

Braaptastic.com will be here all weekend with a selection of tires for small to ADV bikes. He’ll also have Rabaconda Tire Changers to demo and sell.
If you want a specific tire, email Paul at sales@braaptastic.com

 

We are proud to announce Live a Little Vans as an attending sponsor. They will have an off the grid, Moto Conversion van, on site all weekend. Come over and say hi and see some of their amazing work

  

Camping and dinner is at start location

 

Gates Open Friday May 19 1:00PM, 2023
Come early and ride on property trails
Sign-in at dining hall
Friday and Saturday 5:00PM to 8:00PM
Saturday and Sunday 7:00AM to 9:15AM
Camp in the field

Or purchase a bed in the Log house or Yellow house by following this link

Limited large RV parking without hookups

Bike and Rider Requirements

All bikes must be plated, insured and have a working head light and tail light
All riders must have a valid motorcycle license
Massachusetts residents require Mass OHV registration
Fresh Knobby tires for BBA and Dual Sport Ride

Riders Meetings 8:15
Last Rider Out 9:45

Approach is a quiet residential neighborhood, please go slow, smile and wave to locals, and stay off the pipe.

 

BBA Ride Summaries

Explorer Route – Saturday and Sunday
A different 180ish mile scenic loop each day. A more relaxed ride over paved and maintained dirt roads with no significant challenges.

Big Bike Adventure Routes (BBA) – Saturday and Sunday
The BBA is a challenging ADV ride that will test man and machine. Both days start with a couple miles of Hero-I (H-I) that gives you a taste of a typical BBA. The main route will have fewer hero sections than in past years, but it is the BBA after all… H-III’s and above will be identified and routed off the main track.

Best of the Berks Dual Sport Ride – Sunday Only
The Best of the Berks is easier than our Fall Triple B Turkey Run. Really, it is…

It’s a .GPX (NO ROLL SHEET) route for 500CC bikes. We planned the route for average riders to have a high probability of completing it. The route which is about 80 miles of the best trails the Berkshires have to offer. (But not Miller Swamp!)

What to Expect
*A wide variety of technical challenges from mild to wild
*To be picking your bike up, at least once
*GPS routed rides with optional hero sections
*A warm dining hall to socialize and relax in
*To seriously regret not putting on a fresh set of knobby
*I mean seriously regret not doing it

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

We encourage rider teams of four, not to exceed eight, with at least one of those riders being GPS savvy

A Note About BBA Sweep Riders
We have limited sweeper riders to cover the 500+ miles per day, thus the emphasis on team work

Online Registration Opens March 3, 2023
$70 Per day ($85 after midnight 5/16)
Registration closes 9:00AM 5/21/2023

Included with Registration
Friday night Bar-B-Que
Saturday night dinner
Saturday afternoon/evening free 10 minute chair or table Massage by Gayle Campbell Torto, LMT
Hot showers
Parking and camping
Bonfire Friday and Saturday nights
Use of all on property trails

Breakfast will be available each morning for $5 from the Local Boys Scouts

 

Food Available for Purchase Nearby
Colebrook Country Store (closes at 5PM), Noorbrook Farm Brewery, Knox Trail Inn and numerous restaurants in Winstead CT.

Gas Nearby
We recommend bringing gas to the start as closest gas is 10 miles away
Winstead CT, 10 miles south
East Otis, 20 miles north

 

Bobriwka Code of Conduct
 Riders are required to use stock or quieter exhaust
  • If you know or think you have a loud bike, re-pack your silencer prior to the event
  • Ride slowly within the main camp area (Camp trails are fair game for brapping)
  • Fast, loud or aggressive riding in and around camp will not be tolerated
  • Damaging meadows or camp roads will not be tolerated
 

Massachusetts Residents

“All Riders from Massachusetts Must have their OFF HIGHWAY Vehicle Registered”. Some hero sections trave on trails in Mass State Forests. Mass Environmental Police exempt out of state riders, but not Mass residents for this event. 

New Reg Link:  https://www.mass.gov/how-to/first-time-atv-and-snowmobile-registration
(Since all bikes need to be street registered for the event, your registration is proof taxes have been paid.)

 

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BBA 2023

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Berkshire Trail Riders Association
PO Box 601
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