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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

A group of local riders and trail stewards at EBRPD Briones Regional Park are organizing under the Stewards of Briones name.  This group was informal prior to the Briones Pilot but is now creating a formalized organization.  They have been developing a relationship with Park District staff and collaborated…

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…