Rocky Mountain Dirt Riders have been building bridges since 2004.

RMDRA is dedicated to serving the single-track community; we never burn bridges, we work to repair them.

The focus of our club has always been on connecting our community to the environment. We advocate for trail maintenance and government partnerships, to protecting and sustain what we have while working to build a positive future for everyone. Our passion is a stewardship of public land to share the sport we love with others while respecting the rights of all Albertans. Together we’ve achieved a lot and it’s still very much the beginning.

We ride single-file and collaborate off the trail.
Rocky Mountain Dirt Riders was created back in 2004 as a way to organize and facilitate a race called the Stampede Hare Scramble. This was a serious undertaking; led by Dennis Kaltenbrunner, Dave Sheridan, Dean Cochshutt, Brad Elder and Brent Kroecker. Previous experience with other community organizations meant that the establishing team had the good sense to formally register Rocky Mountain Dirt Riders Association as a not-for-profit right from the start. These first riders had a passion and a vision for creating a legacy of single-track enthusiasts. RMDRA has since evolved into a wonderful community of likeminded riders who share in that same founding passion and vision. Plus, that first little race grew substantially to become the Grizzly XC and has since transformed into our much loved Dirty Moose race.

The RMDRA map has its own unique history.
We’ve always worked to collaborate with the Alberta government. Our relationship with the government evolved in 2009 when they needed the McLean Creek Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ) mapped. Dylan Cartwright exchanged his GPS trail systems of the McLean Creek PLUZ, created with help from Dave Sheridan, for single-track rider access. Dave and Dylan’s passion for tracking the land they love to rides was a goldmine for both the government and the Rocky Mountain Dirt Riders. For consistency the Alberta government uses numbered intersection to mark trail across the province. This is problematic for riders to comprehend while out riding trails so Dylan took things one step further and named the entire system for easy reference. This is how the RMDRA map came to be and is still one of the big perks of our memberships.

Powered by over 10,000 volunteer hours.
We’ve been a volunteer run club since day one and continue to be supported by a strong and dedicated board and member base.

Dave Sheridan
Dylan Cartwright
Aaron Bauer
Mike Dobovich
Jaques Dupuis

Ken Knight

Scott Mcleod
Howard Lawrence

Joe Franklin
Dennis Kaltenbrunner

Allison Parsons

Robert Henry