Two Great Opportunities to help NKTA this week!

Please donate via the Kitsap Great Give Tuesday May 5th:

NKTA is trying to acquire a key trail corridor this year, part of completing a major trail connection from the Kingston Ferry to the Port Gamble Trails.

A major NKTA goal is to establish the Sound to Olympics Trail (STO) connecting North Kitsap communities. The STO will connect the Hood Canal Bridge to both Kingston and Winslow/Bainbridge Island, adding major links to the cross-state trail system. We've seen great progress acquiring open space along the route; first 534 acres saved on the Port Gamble Shoreline, then last December the North Kitsap Heritage Park nearly doubled in size. Just last week Great Peninsula Conservancy celebrated a major acquisition along Grovers Creek, across from the North Kitsap Heritage Park. All of these are key pieces along the Sound to Olympics Trail, moving us closer to linking Kingston/Indianola to Port Gamble via trails.

This June NKTA is trying to acquire another important trail connection. Please consider donating to help us acquire this corridor. And how about this: The nonprofits you donate to will actually receive more money than you donate! All donations made on May 5 will help your favorite nonprofits gain a share of the bonus pool and/or prizes donated by our Sponsors. $100 donated by you can become $115 to $120 to the nonprofits you've chosen.

NKTA @ Kitsap Great Give

Volunteers for Stottlemeyer 30-60 ride Sat. May 9:

volunteer.

Registration is limited to 500 riders total. Registration includes custom race swag, fully stocked aid stations post race grub, awards, a great, well marked race course and drawing from our great sponsors and much more! Volunteers are an important part of NKTA's success.

Update on Port Gamble Trail Closures
for Timber Thinning

There's a new map on the timber thinning up in Port Gamble and except for the area completely closed for Commercial Thinning, most trails are open on the weekends. But be careful, thinning means they are actively cutting trees to create enough room and light for the other trees to keep growing, so there may be trees down on the trails.

Keep your eye on the thinning map: 1200, Ankle Biter & Downhell are completely closed, but 1000 is now back open on the weekends.

Here's a picture of the Commercial thinning.

More Great Events coming up!

May 17, Poulsbo's Viking Tour Sunday of Viking Fest:

"It's time for all Vikings to trim your beards, shave your legs and get ready to ride!"

Poulsbo's Rotary Club is sponsoring a new fun bike ride and event. The tour starts and finishes in historic Poulsbo "Little Norway", and is held during the iconic Viking Fest carnival and festival. The Odin: a 63-mile metric-century featuring over 4,000ft of climbing, the Thor: a 35-mile metric-half-century which is fairly flat and just for those looking to have a bit of fun with a little less challenge, and The Loki: a 3-mile Family Fun Ride where the whole clan can participate. The Viking Tour also has a free time-trial competition for participants of the Odin and Thor routes where the male and female winners each get a $1,000 and a free yellow time-trial winners jersey. Do it for fun, do it to challenge your personal best or do it to WIN!

May 23rd, The Beast Adventure Race in Port Gamble - Paddle, Ride and Run:

This is a race you'll love and will want to come back to year after year! Located in the historic town of Port Gamble, Unleash The Beast is a unique occasion worth bringing friends and family to for the whole weekend. This fun, challenging event is open to teams of three or individuals... either way, racers will be surrounded by others who are ready to become this year's #1 Beast.

There are two race options:
The Beast: 10K paddle (6 nautical miles), 20K mountain bike and 10K trail run.
The Mini-Beast: 5K paddle (2.7 nautical miles), 10K mountain bike and 5K trail run.

June 27, Kitsap Peninsula National Water Trails celebration, Silverdale:

Kitsap Peninsula Water Trails is part of the National Water Trails!!! Come join the party, demo kayaks or Stand Up Paddleboards and have some fun. If you want to join the paddle from Evergreen Park in Bremerton to Silverdale, sign up here.