Save the 2026 Dates!
October 9-10, 2026
Monte Sano State Park Bikers Lot Pavlion
Shuttles, group rides, races, games, silent auction, RAFFLE, vendors, music, food, swag, and MORE!
Our Why
Every dollar raised during Fall Fest directly powers our trail projects for the coming year. Sponsorships, food donations, and silent auction items allow us to focus directly on building and maintaining multi-use trails across North Alabama throughout 2027. HAMR volunteers consistently log over 2,000 hours of trail maintenance annually, keeping our local networks safe, clear, and rideable.
Registration
This year’s HAMR fest is FREE to attend! Please register so we can know you’re coming, you can buy a t-shirt, and you can sign up for the clinics!
Entry fee into Monte Sano State Park will also be required each day. There will be an attendant at the pay booth to collect your money. If you are a Huntsville area local and do not have an annual pass, we strongly recommend purchasing one.
What’s included?
Breakfast Saturday (until supplies run out), Dinner Friday and Saturday (until supplies run out), all group rides, parking lot games, shuttles, limited beers Friday and Saturday evening, race entries, one raffle ticket.
What’s NOT included?
Daily entry fee to the park, Lunches (food trucks on hand!), clinics, Little Hammies registration cost, lodging/camping cost, silent auction bids, any additional merch from vendors.
Schedule
The below schedule is still being tweaked - but reassured we will have rides, clinics, live music, and good vibes!!
Friday, October 9th
03:00 PM: Festival Registration Opens at the MSSP Bikers Lot Pavilion
05:30 PM: Group rides (beginner, intermediate, adaptive options) - bring your lights!
06:30 PM: Dinner, social, and music
07:30 PM: Mountain Bike Movie Showing!
Sat, October 10th
8:00 AM: Registration Opens at the MSSP Bikers Lot Pavilion
8:00-9:30 AM: hot breakfast with coffee provided by local roaster Coffee Break Coffee!
9:00-10:30 AM: Beginner Skills Clinic with Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC (8 people max)
9:30: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Ladies Group rides
10:00-3:00: Shuttles provided by Sunset Bicycles!
9:30 AM-5:30 PM: All Festival Events:
Strava-based segment races
Vendors
Silent Auction/Raffle tickets are live!
10:00 Little Hammies optional clinic
11:15 AM: Little Hammies Race ($15 via Hammies website)
11:00-2:00: Food Trucks will be slinging lunch!
11:00-11:30: Suspension and Bike Cockpit Setup Lunch and Learn clinic with Southeast Shreds LLC. (unlimited!)
12:00-1:30 PM: Intermediate Skills Clinic with Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC (8 people max)
1:00 - 3:00: Combined Beginner/Intermediate Group ride
1:30: Adaptive Group Ride
2:00 - 3:30: Advanced Skills Clinic with Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC. and Max Klein of the Little Hammies! (10 people max)
4:30: Whip-Off Contest on Bluebell Holler Trail!
6:00 PM: Mini Bike Races
6:30 PM: Dinner & Social
7:00 PM: Silent Auction Ends, Raffle winners drawn, all winners of races/games announced
7:30 PM: Social & Live Music
Sun, October 11th
The volunteer crew will be around cleaning up! Feel free to ride MSSP on your own!
Parking
Ground Control (the Bikers Lot Pavilion) will be reserved for vendors, sponsors, and volunteer parking, and will be setup for all festival activities! Those who have paid for boondock camping will be given a card to also park in this lot at registration.
Participant parking will be available at the following locations:
-Picnic Loop (first right inside the park) - this is the largest parking lot inside the state park! We encourage parking here and riding your bike/walking to Ground Control is only 0.6 miles away!
-Hikers parking lot (small parking lot)
-Overlook parking (small parking lot)
-For those camping, we also recommend parking at your campsite for the weekend and riding your bike to festivities!
Please do NOT park along park roads, or in front of cabins. Park in designated parking spaces ONLY. Please follow all posted signs and speed limits inside the park.
Lodging Options
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Monte Sano State Park
Monte Sano State Park offers 23 Primitive (tent only) campsites, 69 Water & Electric sites, and 21 Full- Hook-Up sites. All primitive and improved campsites include a fire pit. Campground is equipped with two bath houses that house coin laundry facilities, and two dump stations.
Also available are 11 stone cabins with a working fireplace and screened in porch.
Timberline Glamping also has glamping sites available!
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Downtown Hotels
Just minutes from the base of Monte Sano Mountain, you’ll find a thriving downtown complete with multiple hotel options, local restaurants, breweries, and shops!
Race Info
Strava-based races will run all day Saturday (Links Under Construction - Will be posted soon):
Hit these segments as you go about your scavenger hunt, group ride, shuttles, or solo them to get your best time! Strava rides will need to be set to “Public” so that they show up on the daily leaderboard.
Top 3 male and Top 3 Female racers on each segment will be awarded at the end of the day Saturday!
Little Hammies!
The Little Hammies will be on-hand for a kids’ race (ages 12 and under) taking place at the Monte Sano State Park bikers parking lot starting at 11:15 am on Saturday! Sign up begins at 10:30 am and the course opens for warm-ups at 10:40 am.
An optional 30 minute bike skills clinic will be offered at 10 am for $25.
If your kiddo is ONLY participating in this race, not the rest of the festival, you don’t need to buy a full festival ticket for them, just see the Little Hammies page and register for their race. $3 of the $15 entry fee will be donated back to HAMR!
GAMES!
Saturday Whip Off Contest!
Join us on one of the big tabletop features on one of the NEW downhill trails, Bluebell Holler, for a whip-off contest taking place at 4:30 on Saturday afternoon! Register at Ground Control/the Monte Sano State Park Bikers Parking Lot Pavilion (free for festival attendees!) any time before 3:00 on Saturday if you’d like to participate!
Spectators are highly encouraged to cheer on riders participating! A panel of judges will determine the best whip of the event.
Best whips of the event in three categories: Men’s, Women’s, and E-bike will bring home awesome HAMR trophies produced by a local welder!
Keep it for the year, then bring it back next year to try to defend your title!
Mini Bike Races!
In honor of Andrew Moffatt, we will have a mini/kids bike race for adults (and kids) on Saturday Evening!
Skills Clinics
Join Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC. for Beginner and Intermediate clinic options, as well as an Advanced Drops and Jumps clinic hosted by both Donovan and Max Klein of the Little Hammies on Saturday! Spaces are limited - register below - all participants must have a Full Access or Saturday Day Pass to the Fall Festival in order to participate! PLEASE limit to ONE clinic per participant so that we can spread the love to as many riders as possible!
Beginner
Beginner clinics will cover basics such as level pedals, body/bike separation, cornering, and more with PMBIA Level 2 instructor Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC. Limited to first 8 registrants. ONE clinic per participant, please, so we can spread the love!
PMBIA Level 2 Instructor Donovan Johnson will be teaching a beginner clinic at our Fall Festival on Saturday!
Intermediate
Intermediate clinics will cover advanced cornering techniques with PMBIA Level 2 instructor Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC. Limited to first 8 registrants. ONE clinic per participant, please, so we can spread the love!
MUST have prior skills instruction equivalent to Beginner skills and be prepared to work on the skills above.
PMBIA Level 2 Instructor Donovan Johnson will be teaching an intermediate clinic at our Fall Festival on Saturday!
Advanced
Take a jump-specific advanced clinic on our NEW trails Full Monte and Bluebell Holler with PMBIA Level 2 instructor Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC. and Max Klein of the Little Hammies! Limited to first 10 registrants. ONE clinic per participant, please, so we can spread the love!
MUST have prior skills instruction equivalent to Intermediate skills and be ready to work on jumps and drops!
PMBIA Level 2 Instructor Donovan Johnson AND Max Klein of the Little Hammies will be teaming up to teach an advanced jumps & drops clinic on our new jump trails at our Fall Festival on Saturday. Sign up here!
Suspension/Cockpit Setup Lunch n Learn
Unlimited Access! Join PMBIA Level 2 instructor Donovan Johnson of Southeast Shreds LLC. for a lunch and learn from 11:00 - 11:30 on Saturday to cover suspension and bike cockpit setup at the bikers parking lot! This is an off-bike opportunity!
Festival Happenings
2026 Silent Auction & Raffle
Silent Auction and Raffle Item Coming Soon!
LOCAL BEER
Local brews from our brewery sponsors including Innerspace will be on hand for those 21+
N/A options from Athletic Brewing Company, as well as sodas and water will also be available
Guided Rides
Multiple options for rides all weekend for riders of all skill levels, including a Ladies’ Ride on Saturday! Check out the schedule and routes here!
Shuttles!
Shuttles will be out and about on Saturday to get you to some of our favorite downhill trails without the hassle of all that climbing: Bankhead Trail, Oak Park Trail, and Bluffline Trail included!
Let’s support our trail partners who make this festival possible!
Please shoot us an email if you would like to support our annual fall festival!
