Events

The Furious 5 is a fun, family friendly event! Everyone is welcome, including kids. ESPECIALLY KIDS! Come on out for an evening of hanging out with friends (old and new), racing, hot dogs and soda pops!  Our second event is a chainless downhill! We will have some helpers to deal with chain breaking and re-instating! Meet at Reflection Lake to find out the course details. The race course will not be advertised in advance, so don't even ask ;)  This will be a timed event. This event is limited to 50 riders so please sign up in advance!  Volunteers are the backbone of these events and can also register below. Furious Five is only open to current Golden Cycling Club members. If you would like to register and are not a GCC member, you can purchase your membership by clicking here.

The Furious 5 is a fun, family friendly event! Everyone is welcome, including kids. ESPECIALLY KIDS! Come on out for an evening of hanging out with friends (old and new), racing, hot dogs and soda pops!  Our first event is 5K! Nothing like a downhill race to get everyone excited. Meet at Reflection Lake to get the party started and shuttle up with your friends! This will be a timed event This event is limited to 50 riders so please sign up in advance!  Volunteers are the backbone of these events and can also register below. Furious Five is only open to current Golden Cycling Club members. If you would like to register and are not a GCC member, you can purchase your membership by clicking here.

Here we go... Round three of Schach Therapy!  Gather some friends, community members, or your co-workers and take on the full climb and descent of Mount 7 as a team of 2, 3, or 4. Remember, E-bikes and runners are included, too! This year, we are collaborating with the Golden Skybridge for an evening of music and dancing by Red Haven. Join us overlooking the Columbia Valley for a fabulous evening of good beats and community.   Red Haven is a raucous blend of jazz, roots, and soul from Vancouver, BC, known for their infectious, high-energy performances that encourage the audience to let loose and dance. https://www.redhavenmusic.ca/epk When we move together, we ignite connection and spark a sense of belonging where joy can thrive. Schach Therapy is rooted in community connection and aims to raise awareness around mental health and collective healing. All proceeds go to The Golden Family Center and fund the Drop-in: Single Session Support.  Schach Therapy Tickets: $35 per rider. Music tickets: $15 in advance or $20 cash only at the door.   The Team Relay Breakdown Teams of 2, 3, or 4, climbing and descending Mount 7.  The climb starts at the Reflection Lake parking lot and takes the Schacher Trail to the launch site, then descends the route of your choice.  The Climb: The Schacher 15km The Schacher trail was completed in 2018, providing a single-track trail from town to the Mount 7 launch site.  Local family man Sean Schacher was the inspiration for this trail, and it was the drive of local family man/good-guy-with-superhero-powers Jeremy Harris who made it happen. Both of these 2 local riders now ride along in spirit with you on this ride. Teams can only switch riders/runners out at specific locations: the road crossing at 5.5k, 10k, and the launch. Runners are only allowed to take uphill legs. If one person on your team is on an e-bike, please sign up for the e-bike category.  Leg #1 - 6.0km +538m - Bowle-Evan road - Woodlot ride trail - Schacher to just above the 5km on the Bowle-Evan road.   Leg #2 - 6.3k +500m - Schacher to 10k trail junction.    Leg #3 - 3km +306m - Schacher to launch     The Descent:  Choose Your Adventure From the launch site to the Reflection Lake parking lot. All Riders MUST pass through the checkpoint at 5k, the only location for a rider switch and finish on 5k to the finish at Reflection Lake parking lot. No descending the Schacher, except the section from Summit connection to B52. (ex. if you are taking the summit down to the summit connect to B52 to 5k) It is required for teams to submit their descent route during event plate pickup. We recommend carpooling to shuttle riders to their starting points and ideally having the ascenders drive the vehicles back down to Reflection Lake for the finish.  All teams must check in when all team members are back at the Reflection Lake Parking lot.  To participate, individuals must be at least 12 years old. Or accompanied by an adult at all times  While a GCC membership isn't required, we strongly recommend supporting the club and joining. Get your Golden Cycling Club Membership by clicking here. Every participant must sign the GCC Waiver. GCC Waiver Donations are welcome. To donate to the Golden Family Center, click here. Start getting your teams together!

Learn to Ride is a youth mountain bike development program for kids Grades 1 through 7, ages 6 to 12, designed to teach the fundamentals of mountain bike trail riding in a safe, fun, and controlled environment. It is designed for all abilities and kids will be grouped according to their skill level. Learn to Ride starts on April 18th, and will consist of skill-based lessons once a week on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 for 4 weeks.   Learn to Ride is $75 per child, which includes a Golden Cycling Club Junior membership and a custom  jersey. Registration is limited to 140 kids.   In order to ensure we have a safe and successful camp, we would like to provide you with some information that we would like you to discuss with your child.  Please review the following details so that your son or daughter is ready to ride. Rider registration – Please ensure you have completed and submitted the online registration and waiver forms for the camp, and also have completed the Golden Cycling Club membership forms by April 13th or your child will not be able to ride.  There is no on the day registration. This will ensure we have all the required information to group kids for maximum fun and ensure we have relevant info to deal with any medical concerns if they should arise.      Rider Bike Check – The Bike Check is meant to be a preventative inspection done to ensure your child’s bike is in good working order prior to the camp starting. If you are unsure about any aspect of your child’s bike please take to your local bike shop and have the mechanic have a look. It is the FULL responsibility of each rider/parent to ensure that their bicycle is properly maintained and safe.  The instructors will perform a brief safety check prior to the first session at which time if your child’s bike is unsafe, they will not be allowed to ride until fixed.  The riders will learn how to perform their own safety check and identify any problems in following sessions, Session Start Date – The 2026 camp is scheduled to begin on April 26th at 9:30am at the Keith King soccer fields and run until 11:30 am. it will run for 4 Saturday mornings through to May 9th. Clothing/Gear/Helmet – Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather (i.e. rain, cold, hot), as well as wearing closed-toed shoes.  All riders must have a properly fitting helmet that is adjustable around the CROWN of the child's head (this applies to all helmets other than full face helmets). A hydration source is STRONGLY recommended   Rider Check In/Name Tags – At the start of EACH session, each rider will check in at a designated area where they will receive a coloured name tag and be assigned to their skill level group identified by a coloured bib worn by the instructors. All riders must sign out after each session, to allow us to ensure all riders have returned from the daily trail ride. IMPORTANT: SIGNING THE WAIVER IS MANDATORY! PLEASE COMPLETE THE WAIVER BELOW BEFORE COMPLETING YOUR REGISTRATION. https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/yMgoSffiMqh7JgQFBjZhG6/web/ No riders will be allowed to participate without a signed waiver.  

Join us for the Phat Burner Fat Bike Race! The Phat Burner is back for its fourth year and will take advantage of our flowy, freshly groomed fat biking trails in the Golden area.  Course Confirmed! The course will take place in Mountain Shadows and will be a fast, flowy, 10k with a bunch of frosty friends. Trails are currently riding perfectly. Rather than race our way up the Mount 7 road, we'll do a neutral take off from the Reflection Lake parking lot up to the top of the Schacher cutblock. Get to know your fellow racers as this will be a social start to the ride. From the top, we'll stagger our starts and race a fast line down Schacher and Premature before hitting the XC portion through Mountain Shadows. Expect some fun challenges along the way to help warm those fingers.  Groomers are working on Magic Dragon so you can be the first one through on the newly groomed trail. From there, Huff and Puff, Chute the Duck, and get sendy on another newly groomed trail -- Extra Credit -- to the bottom.  https://www.trailforks.com/route/phat-burner-2026-route/ Expect a little bit of everything, including some enduro-style sections. Race for the podium, or challenge yourself with a group of like-minded weirdos. Maximum 50 Riders.

Are you ready for the Fall Thanksgiver' Series?! We sure are. Here are the details: 📆 You have from October 1st - October 11th to complete Rides #1 and #2. 📸 Take pictures at each checkpoint sign and send them along with your Strava (or other) screenshot to gccthanksgiver@gmail.com by Saturday October 11, 2025. You can also share your photos and videos by tagging us and hashtagging #goldencyclingclub (note: your profile needs to be public for us to see it).   Ride #1 (do NOT need to register): Begins on October 1st (6.3km, 250m) PRIZES: All juniors that participate will be entered into a best hand draw https://www.trailforks.com/route/ride-1-the-fun-stuff/ ✅ Start by going up Rodeo Drive from Reflection Lake ✅ Hook onto the Rotary trail through the Disc Golf Course and then head up 7up ✅ RIde along Bush Party and thenHead downhill on Berminator and enjoy the ride!! ✅ Follow the road down to the connector trail and go UP the woodlot ride to the start of Premature! ✅ Enjoy this fun jumpline all the way to Selkirk Slacker and take a hard LEFT ✅ Ride Selkirk Slacker to the new "Extra Cardit" trail and enjoy the trail the High School kids worked hard on the past few years :) ✅ Call it a day and relax!   Ride #2 (do NOT need to register): Begins on October 4th  PRIZES: All those who participate will get be entered into a best hand draw for some serious GCC swag. JUNIORS: https://www.trailforks.com/route/ride-2-the-wrong-way-junior/ SENIORS: https://www.trailforks.com/route/ride-2-the-wrong-way-senior/ ✅Park at Reflection Lake Parking Lot ✅Pedal your way up Rodeo Drive - Rotary Trail and then head up 7 Up ✅Turn left when you hit Mount 7 Road. Then pedal up Mount 7 Road ✅JUNIORS - Take the Mount 7 Road until you get to 3K  ✅ SENIORS - Take THE SCHACHER to 5K  ✅ BOTH ROUTES - Take a HARD left on to the double track and pedal to the landing at the top of Chute The Duck. Both Seniors and Juniors are the same after this point. ✅ Climb UP Huff AND PUFF - continue on Magic Dragon until you hit Trial and Error ✅ Take the high side of Trial And Error ✅ Pedal clockwise on Rock About ✅ Back on the low side of Trial And Error - continue low side of Magic Dragon until you reach Kobes ✅ Kobes clockwise ✅ Down Reflection Lake trail all the way to the road ✅ Back to the Reflection Lake Parking Lot   Ride #3 - Poker Ride (PLEASE REGISTER :)) October 11th!! PRIZES: Everyone who participates in rides #1,2 AND 3 will be put in a draw for GCC Swag (20 prizes) & the grand prize will be a 21lb Turkey courtesy of Whispering Ranch. Join us for the Annual ThanksGiver one-day poker ride on Saturday, October 12th! Highlights include: - Fresh crepes with maple syrup or Nutella in Nicholson.  - An aid station with water, tools and first aid.  - A grand prize for the best poker hand: a 21lb farm-raised turkey thanks to Whisper Ranch. Other prizes will be up for grabs as well. - A well deserved after-party (location to be determined).  - This year's Poker Ride will be a 40k Tour de Ville/Super Loop. If you haven't ridden a super loop before, you will be riding to the CBT network, riding through the Moonrakers network, cutting through Nicholson and stopping for Crepes, and then climb up to the mountain Shadows Network and through to bring you back home.    The weather forecast is looking great so far, so get yourselves ready for a great day of riding! POKER RIDE ROUTE: https://www.trailforks.com/route/ride-3-tour-de-ville-superloop/   ✅ This one's a DOOZY and requires you to register, please!  ✅ Pay what you are able! A recommended minimum of $10 is suggested, but we know it's not possible for everyone. Here's what you get with your entry fee: 🕰🕰 Registration/Start @ 8:30 - 📍1222 11 Street South, Golden Crepes half way through the ride in Nicholson!! 🔥🌭🍔 BBQ @ 📍1222 11 Street South afterwards Prizes for the best poker hands! Lots of prizes! Either ride to registration or park your car at College of the Rockies and cycle the last 100m.