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The Briones Pilot has kicked off and is underway.  Details can be found on the EBRPD Briones Pilot web site.  The pilot establishes a pilot area in the northeast portion of the park.  Within the pilot area the program allows downhill bike only access to four “bootleg” trails, bike…

EBRPD held their first public meeting focused on the Wildcat Flow Trail Project on April 25th. About 260 people attended with the vast majority being mountain bike riders and a large number of those being either middle or high school mtb program students or adults associated with those programs. …

Support Bicycle Trails Council And Win A One-Of-A-Kind Commencal T.E.M.P.O. Trail Bike! California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) and Bicycle Trails Council are thrilled to announce a partnership with Crankbrothers to support more and better bike-friendly trails in California this Spring, 2023. Donate $5 or more via the form below…

Photo Courtesy Oregon Equestrian Trails Recently an incident occurred on an EBMUD property when a couple of horseback riders encountered some gravel riders on a trail.  It was on a trail that bikes are prohibited from riding.  Their horses bolted and eventually both riders were thrown off and injured. …

East Bay Regional Park District Staff are working to kick off the Briones Pilot Project and the start has been moved to April 21st.  They’ve made several changes to their plans following the February 25th Open House meeting that are listed in the last couple of questions in their…

We’ve been hearing a lot of people interested in trail maintenance training and we at BTCEB at working on bringing you something for that.   In the meantime here’s a good resource that will give you a solid primer on the fundamentals.   This guide comes from the folks at the…