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The EBRPD Planning department is moving forward with planning for the former Roddy Ranch golf course parcel.   The 230-acre former golf course is anticipated to be the first part of the larger 3,700-acre future Deer Valley Regional Preserve to open in the coming years.   Their current schedule includes reviews…

The EBRPD is still planning on conducting a Briones Pilot program but will seek further public input prior to starting the pilot program.   The program had been targeted to begin in November 2022 and is now expected to begin in Spring of 2023.   Watch for coming information on the…

Change is coming to both the EBRPD and EBMUD Boards of Directors with the 2022 November election cycle. Three of the four EBRPD Board seats are uncontested. Wards 5, 6, and 7 only had one candidate complete the filing process and will be filled by those candidates. Olivia Sanwong…

Freehub magazine has a produced a movie called ‘Biketown’ telling the story of mountain bikers, unlikely partnerships and the communities they create.  These are stories of challenges, setbacks, and successes.    BTCEB is still seeking that unlikely partner here in the East Bay.   The path to access and trails…

Ride Like a Girl is heading to the seaside for September.

On August 6, 2022, Full Send Mountain Bike Racing headed to the hills of Oakland to host the first ever enduro in the history of the East Bay. The 2022 Joaquin Miller Park Enduro presented by Mike’s Bikes was a three-stage race that showcased the best singletracks Oakland has…

Eighteen awesome women joined Rebecca Lewington for a challenging route up, and more importantly, down, the trails on the West side of Anthony Chabot Regional Park.

• JMP Enduro Race Recap
• Fall EBRPD & EBMUD Elections
• Briones Pilot Update
• Roddy Ranch Planning Update
• BTCEB Gala Ride at Chabot
• RLAG at Wilder Ranch
• RLAG Ride Report Chabot
• V-O-Cal at Anthony Chabot
• Biketown
• Reimagine Mt. Tam
• Blood Road Screening Fundraiser for MTB Hall of Fame

In October V-O-Cal heads to the East Bay for a project at Anthony Chabot Regional Park. The project will reroute  a section of the Towhee Trail. Volunteers will be camping at the Lookout Ridge campsite located within the park. You can sign up to camp Friday and…

Here’s a good article from Dylan Renn on 5 steps to better riding whether you’re new or old to MTBs.

Bicycle Trails Council was selected as a grant recipient as part the Two for the Trails 2022 Grant program offered by Athletic Brewing Co. This year 190 applications with requests totaling $6.2 million were received! BTCEB is ecstatic to learn that our organization as been been awarded a Two…

Somewhere in the Santa Cruz Mountains at Ride Like a Girl, July 2022. (Photo: Rebecca Lewington) For August, it’s back to the East Bay at Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley. Join ride leader Rebecca Lewington on August 20th at 8:30am at the trailhead at Redwood Canyon Golf…