Proposed Pump Track and Skills Zone in Birchwood Park
We need your help!! The WMBC and Birchwood Neighborhood Association are fundraising to build a Pump Track and skills area in Birchwood Park. The estimated construction would be Spring 2020 and the cost is $50,000.
What are Pump Tracks?
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Manmade closed circuits with rollers in between and berms at each end.
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Designed to be ridden without pedaling.
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A full-body workout, riders use their body to pump—or push down into the dip after an elevation and pull up before the crest of a mound—throughout the continuous loop.
Why Birchwood Park?
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Ideal pump track location.
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Flat topography with plenty of light.
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Easily accessed by small children and parents – Bay to Baker Trail.
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Safe for kids and buffered by open space.
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The field location is used sparingly by park goers.
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Easy Parking and access from Squalicum Creek Park.
What are the Benefits?
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Pump tracks are fun for riders of all ages and abilities.
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Birchwood Park is easily accessible from various neighborhoods (King Mountain, Lettered Streets, Birchwood, Columbia, Cornwall).
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Families already ride to Squalicum park using the Bay to Baker Trail, making the use consistent with the park today.
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2 popular mountain bike clubs at Alderwood and Birchwood Elementaries.
