Back in May BTCEB hosted a pop-up ride in Briones to showcase the trails in the Briones Pilot Project in Briones Regional Park that had opened officially in late April of 2023 and features some of the only (now) legal downhill, enduro style single track. Ride Leader and BTCEB Events Director, David Wilcox was a little late after dealing with some last minute car trouble, but rallied with help from friends and caught the group on the initial 750′ climb from the parking lot. Out of the 12 riders in attendance there was a diversity of abilities and bikes represented, from enduro bikes to a fully rigid hardtail, but everyone rode nearly everything (uphill and down), and was stoked to have seen what was in essence a new trail system to most riders who attended.
EBRP was out tabling for the Pilot Project and was excited to see a large group out taking advantage of the trails on one of the weekend days designated for mountain bike access. They encouraged us, and all riders to submit feedback about the Pilot Project via the website as those comments are read at EBRP Board Meetings and could possibly extend the Pilot, or be helpful in making changes to the program to improve it for users. They insisted that feedback via the website is the easiest way for mountain bikers to make our voices heard by the EBRP board in regards to trail access at Briones and in the rest of the system network.
We even ran into EBRP Trails Coordinator Sean Connelly out taking advantage of the trails with a friend, and he reiterated the importance of submitting comments or feedback, and even writing letters to the EBRP board of directors if we like the pilot or have suggestions for improvement.
Check out our Events Page for more opportunities to ride with us in the future!
The Briones Pilot Program allows mountain bike access on all bike allowed trails Monday through Friday, as well as every ODD numbered weekend day. EVEN numbered weekend days mountain bikes are not permitted in this part of the park, though there are fire road pass through trails to access other parts of Briones Regional Park.
Sign up for Dig Days with EBRP to help maintain and improve the trails in the Pilot Project.
Here’s the route we followed (updated with an easier final climb!): https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42864542.
