It was important to get the word out about Mogo Trails before opening. We wanted to bring the community along the journey and encourage riders near and far to add us to the travel list.
While we highlighted the family-friendly riding and diversity of the trails so far, it’s the big jumps and bikes sending it through the air that really catches the eye.
Riders are drawn to jump trails – whether picturing themselves doing it or just admiring the nutters that do it. So we knew we had to feature at least one in our initial marketing campaign with Flow Magazine. We chose the black jump line, Final Destination, and the trail builders got it ready to go.
Ruben White from Next Level MTB said it was riding perfectly for the video shoot.
“Because it was riding so perfect while it was fresh and soft, it was always going to need more work before we could open it to the public,” he said.
Ruben explained, when building a jump line you don’t want to make the landing: “You want to be casing out. Either your bum hits your tyre, or chin hits your handlebar,” Ruben laughed.
“Once the surface settles in, it becomes tighter and sped up. Some of the dirt is virtually like clay and can set like concrete, making the trail incredibly fast.”
While it was still fresh, the weather had other plans. Heavy rain hit and the 12-metre tabletop had a mini-landslide, and the lower section slumped.
With a videographer scheduled to visit in four days’ time, crews did some quick excavation work to fix the water damage and get it rideable again for the camera.
Flow Magazine did not disappoint. They came and got the goods. You can watch their video on our YouTube …
The jumps then sat in the sun before a test run some weeks later that quickly proved it was way too fast.
Ruben overshot the 12-meter jump by 7 meters.
“I had sore ankles, sore wrists, and the person I was towing hit their chin on the handlebars behind me. Everyone was fine, but it turned into an 18-meter jump.”
“We had to make culverts and adjustments to the whole speed of the trail. Because anything bigger than a 12-meter jump would be ridiculous in a public jump park.”
Instead of adding dirt to the tabletop, they shaped the trail before it to choke the speed.
Not everyone saves the best for last on their dinner plate, But for us … we’re proud of this one. It’ll be the dessert to your day, ready to ride along with other jump lines at the grand opening mid-2025.
