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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…

Hiking with Director Mercurio Much of BTCEB’s advocacy work happens behind the scenes.  One aspect is building positive working relationships with land manager staff and our elected decision makers.  Recently our Advocacy Director, Scott Bartlebaugh, invited East Bay Regional Park District Director John Mercurio out to Crockett Hills for…

Trail workday at Fernandez Ranch After months of coordination and planning, BTCEB partnered with JMLT and the Contra Costa Composite MTB team for a trail workday at Fernandez Ranch on March 21. We ended up with 24 volunteers, including 15 riders and coaches from Contra Costa Composite, and we…

March 2026 The “Trails Could Use a Little Rain” Edition . . . Photo credit: Miguel Mendes 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…