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Exhilaration and Concentration at Ride Like a Girl, Wildcat Canyon, June 2022. (Photo: Rebecca Lewington) Last month’s trails at Tamarancho were tight and tricky, so for June’s ride we switched it up with a new-rider-friendly double loop at Tilden and Wildcat Canyon Regional Parks in the Berkeley Hills. 15…

The 12th incarnation of our reborn women’s ride series will be a two-fer: Tilden and Wildcat Canyon Regional Parks in the Berkeley Hills. Join ride leader Rebecca Lewington on Saturday, June 18th in the Loop Road parking lot just off Central Park Drive in Tilden. Sign up at https://www.meetup.com/BicycleTrailsCouncil/events/286150924/…

On top of the world at the top of the Endor Flow Trail, Ride Like a Girl at Camp Tamarancho, May 2022. (Photo: Rebecca Lewington) After one damp and one downright soggy month (no complaints) we were blessed with sunny skies and perfect conditions as Ride Like a Girl…

Please take a moment NOW to provide input and be counted in supporting a bike park at the Berkeley waterfront.The City of Berkeley is considering a bike park project at the waterfront.  The Bike Park Questionnaire is live and will remain open for feedback after the workshop, through Sunday, May 15, 2022. If…

Rebecca Lewington, Director-At-Large, May 8, 2022 The 18th edition of Ales and Trails was held this last weekend at China Camp and BTCEB was there! We pitched our tent and spread the good word about the work of BTCEB. We talked all day about trails, advocacy and mountain bikes….

For the May version of our women’s ride series, we’re going to Camp Tamarancho in the scenic hills above Fairfax, CA. Join ride leader Rebecca Lewington on Saturday, May 21st in the parking lot sandwiched between Sir Francis Drake Blvd and Broadway in Fairfax, opposite The Coffee Roastery (which…

The good news is that a whole inch of precious rain fell on Anthony Chabot Regional Park last Saturday. The bad news is that most of it fell on Ride Like a Girl! I gambled on when the rain would stop, and I lost. But it was too late…

Help support BTCEB’s bell program by sending a donation directly to us.  A year long effort with the East Bay Regional Park District, the Regional Parks Foundation, and BTCEB with financial support from REI has two bike bell stations up and running at Briones Alhambra Creek staging area and…

BTCEB is overjoyed and honored to have been chosen by Trail One Components for their first trail treasury donation based on the overwhelming success of their Crocket line of carbon and alloy handlebars.   Trail One Components is a new mountain bike company formed by Brian Kennedy, Jeff Cayley,  Colm…

The Friends of Joaquin Miller Park are conducting a short survey to help improve the Park – here’s your opportunity to be heard! The goal of the survey is to find out who visits the park and to get input about what could make the park better so that the FOJMP can…

Ridge to Bridge 2022 is a trail adventure for hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and equestrians. Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of this beloved Ridge Trail event with us! There are two ways to participate. Join us on the trail for an in-person supported event on April 30th in the…

Bike through Rarely Seen Mount Diablo Landscapes May 13–14, 2022 Be Among the Few to Experience This New, Unique Adventure Two Days Diablo is an adaptation of our popular Four Days Diablo trip for mountain bikers. Join Save Mount Diablo’s Executive Director, Ted Clement, and Land Programs Director, Sean Burke, on…