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Crockett Hills Sugar City Gets a Little Sweeter
Trail stewardship at Crockett Hills in 2023 finished up with a surge despite a rough start to the year. Sugar City saw two work days focused on rebuilding and re-shaping rollers, repair and extension of several berms along with drain improvements in those areas. The rebuilding and reshaping of…
Joaquin Miller Park 2023 Recap
Storms! It’s been a busy and interesting year in Joaquin Miller Park (JMP). Significant changes came to JMP due to the 2023 winter storms. Two storm systems dumped massive amounts of rain on the Oakland Hills and beyond and brought 70 mph plus winds to the region. BTCEB responded….
Successful Volunteer Work Day at Crockett Hills
Crockett Hills is both a beautiful place and home to the finest singletrack in the East Bay. Here, Trail Angels from the Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay make their way to the work site first thing in the morning. (Photo: Rebecca Lewington, BTCEB) TWENTY-SIX volunteers hit the…
How did Joaquin Miller Park come to be?
There’s a historical record of a native American village in Trestle Glen, aka Indian Gulch. I’ve also read of one somewhere around the bottom of Palos Colorados. You would want to be near a waterway, and the way the Hayward Fault causes the steep hillside to meet a valley…
East Bay Regional Parks Approves E-Bikes!
The East Bay Regional Park District Board voted 5-0 to approve class 1 e-bike access to natural surface roads and trails (less than 8 foot wide) wherever bikes are permitted at their September 5th board meeting. Class 2 e-bike access to paved regional trails was also approved. Staff were…
Briones Pilot Survey and September 2023 Update
The East Bay Regional Park District Briones Pilot has issued a new feedback survey. Please take a few moments to provide feedback. This is part of their data collection that will feed into their upcoming 6 month update. It’s important as stakeholders to participate and share your…
Lime Ridge Flow Trail Project Moves Forward
The Walnut Creek Parks Recreation Opens Space Commission (PROS) met on 8/14/23. The main agenda item was an update on the Lime Ridge flow trail and actions from the December 2020 Trails Subcommittee Report. Public Works Manager Mike Vickers and Ranger Corey Frazier gave updates on the flow trail…
Trail Maintenance Basics Video Series – Arizona Trail Association
If you’re looking for some trail maintenance basics then check out this short series from the Arizona Trail Association. Yes there are some differences between Arizona and the East Bay but the fundamentals are the same for brushing and drainage for sustainable trails. Brushing of the trail corridor keeps…
BTCEB Board Rides Again!
Photo L-R: Josh, Tom G, Rebecca, Scott, David, Jared, Jeff, Lauren, Alan, and KC For the first time since the world was turned upside-down by the pandemic, the BTCEB’s board of directors (well, most of us) actually rode mountain bikes together! We had a blast on the scenic and…
Bike-Build-A-Thon Returns to Pleasant Hill
BIKE DONATIONS NEEDED for Pleasant Hill’s Community Service Day Bike Build-A-Thon. We need used bicycles that we can refurbish and distribute to needy foster kids and other kids in need. Have a bike you can donate? Drop it off at Pleasant Hill Police Department, 330 Civic Dr before September…
JMP Trail Angels Have Been Busy!
The trail angels at Joaquin Miller Park have been busy from removing deadfalls abound to even repairing a storm ravaged bridge near Lower Palos. Many thanks to Henry Mitchell, Gary McCormick, John Roberts, and even the intrepid Stan Dotson along with the many unnamed angels for all of your…
Answer Survey for Chance to Win $225 TrailOne Gift Card
BTCEB would like to hear from our community about the MTB environment and needs in the Bay Area. We’ve created a survey that will help us learn about how we can make improvements in our priority setting and our operations. This will translate directly into more effective advocacy when…
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