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V-O-Cal will be leading a re-route of the Canyon Loop Trail at Fernandez Ranch to bypass an old ranch road that becomes impassably muddy after rain. The redesigned trail will meander through forests, across grasslands and into a quaint buckeye grove and features a 5% decrease in elevation and several…

Trail One found Brian Kennedy presents BTCEB Advocacy Director Scott Bartlebaugh $4,000 donation from the proceeds of the Crockett Handlebars. Trail One Components has made a second and even more generous donation of $4000 from their Trail Treasury to the Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay.   The…

Looking for a way to increase your support of BTCEB’s mission to free the singletrack? In addition to your paid membership, we’d really appreciate your donations. Use this Paypal link or the donate button bellow to donate directly to BTCEB. You can make one-time or recurring contributions to BTCEB….

2023 was another busy year for advocacy.  As typical it’s a number of small steps moving at a glacial pace, but 2023 included very encouraging steps with progress on the Briones Pilot program, Wildcat Flow Trail Project, and Lime Ridge Flow Trail Project among others.   In some cases…

TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee has released their 25th annual Bay Trail Richmond New Year Report. This colorful report summarizes progress toward completing and improving the Bay Trail in Richmond during 2023.  Highlights include: – Point Molate Bay Trail – Richmond San Rafael Bridge Trail – Extending the trail from…

You may have seen our pleas the last few months but we are STILL looking for passionate individuals interested in mountain biking that want to give back to the sport, community, and lands that that we all love. Does that sound like you?  Would you like to be part…

Mark Moskowitz and Eric Johnston have formed Mount Diablo Trails Alliance and have set in motion some terrific trail stewardship and advocacy efforts at Mount Diablo State Park.  They have been performing trail maintenance on MDSP trails for several years and have built a constructive relationship with the park…

Upcoming Trailwork Days

Are you interested in giving back to area trails through trail stewardship?  Sign up for email notifications for trail work opportunities is always available on our Trails page. Join the BTCEB group on Meetup for another good way to hear about…

The City of Walnut Creek posted the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration Notice of Intent to adopt and completed a comment period that was extended two weeks to October 16, 2023.  Comments received are being addressed.  All comments are anticipated to be addressed in the next few months. …

Although this one is not from Crockett Hills it’s perfect example of an EBPRD cattle gate. Cattle have been moved out of the top and middle fields at Crockett Hills so barring a fence failure or a gate being left open we’ve got a good chance of avoiding cattle…

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…

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….