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August 2026 The Back to School Edition Photo credit: Nathanaël Desmeules on Unsplash About BTCEB Bicycle Trails Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1987 by a dedicated group of volunteers who fought the impending closure of almost all bike trails in the East Bay. Today we are active with…

EBRPD and EBMUD board meeting agendas by email Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash. Both EBRPD and EBMUD now offer the possibility of receiving board meeting agendas by email. This will save you from needing to check their websites again and again to see if the agendas have been posted before an…

Freehub PRESENTS: A Mountain Bike Film Festival Join BTCEB in celebrating community, culture and cinema Freehub PRESENTS, brought to you by Arkansas Tourism, is a collection of films from not only some of the best filmmakers and riders but also new up-and-comers, all given the proper big screen experience….

Bike the Vote! Are YOU registered to vote? We’ve got a couple of significant East Bay Regional Park District Races coming up for the general election on November 3, 2026.  We urge you to participate in the election.  In order to vote you need to be registered.   You…

EBRPD Director election filing closes We’ve got 3 races! You’ve got an opportunity to make a difference in mountain bike access in the East Bay by participating in the general election on November 3, 2026  Filing has closed for the East Bay Regional Park District Director elections: four Director…

Win Your Dream Ibis Bike! Support Mountain Bike Advocacy at the State and Local Levels Support Bike-Friendly Trails in California and Win an Ibis Dreambike of Your Choice! Bicycle Trails Council is teaming up with the California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) and the legendary Ibis Cycles to fuel the…

Filing deadline approaching for EBRPD Director elections The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) covers all of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. EBRPD is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors, with each Director representing a specific geographic area of the District known as a ward. Directors are publicly…

June 2026 The Summer Solstice Edition Photo credit: Alex Wigan on Unsplash About BTCEB Bicycle Trails Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1987 by a dedicated group of volunteers who fought the impending closure of almost all bike trails in the East Bay. Today we are active with programs…

Recent trail work on Cinderella Trail On Sunday, May 9, an enthusiastic group assembled on a perfect sunny day to do trail maintenance on Cinderella Trail in Joaquin Miller Park. The day’s tasks included cutting back vegetation — which inevitably includes poison oak — and moving dirt to improve…

Hardening Up Sugar City This spring BTCEB volunteers completed an upgrade of the hardening on the upper start of the Sugar City trail at Crockett Hills Regional Park.  A chronically wet area due to a seasonal seep had been rock hardened a couple of seasons ago.  That rock hardening…

April 2026 The April Showers Edition Photo credit: Alin Gavriliuc on Unsplash About BTCEB Bicycle Trails Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1987 by a dedicated group of volunteers who fought the impending closure of almost all bike trails in the East Bay. Today we are active with programs…

From the Interwebs: Singletracks Podcast talks to Jeff Cayley of Trail One Components Trail One is just one of Jeff Cayley’s business ventures that he discusses on the Singletracks podcast.  Trail One is a bike components company with a mission to give back to trail systems.  He, along with…