Trail News
We love
riding great trails, and we're sure you do too. Trails don't appear out
of thin air: They are formed and maintained by political involvement and
old fashioned hard work. That's why we wholeheartedly support trail advocacy
and maintenance. We encourage you to take the time to give back and put
some work into your playground. )
Remember the 20/20/20 rule. Contribute 20hours of your time to trail maintenance.
Donate $20 towards a national organization and $20 towards your local organization.
Save 10-20% by helping Trailworker.com maintain our trails-print coupon
Links:
Upcoming trail work days:
Accomplishments, reports and advisories:
)
1 of 3 maps that the public could write down their own interests |
Have you filled out Mid Pen's survey on Sierra Azul & Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserves Master Plan-to the survey Posted Apr. 6, 2005 |
| |
|
|
Easy riding, tough politics
This season has graced us with some of the best riding conditions, and some of the worst political... I'm talking about the closure of Nisene Marks. If you have not heard of this atrocity yet, look below for the whole story. We've been buy'n Fox Save the Trail shirts, sending letters and directing some contributions to the appeal costs of this Sierra Clubber's lawsuit. And that is good. This is a wake up call for all of us to be more of a presence in park matters. Now is another chance for us to be heard! Mid Pen has posted a survey on their site for us to fill out. Do this now and forward it to all of your riding buds. Future trail access depends on rider input. We MUST participate or we will be forgotten and shunned... Please fill out the current user survey on Midpen's web site. www.openspace.org Look for the "take the 2004 user survey" link just below the Welcome to Your Open Space! banner. We suggested more multi-use trails, including bikes and dogs:) Posted Dec. 20, 2004 |
| |
|
|
Save Nisene Marks State Park
Very bad things are happening to one of our favorite riding spots and, by extension, its neighbor the Soquel Demonstration Forest. A recent court ruling bans bikes in Nisene Marks, including on the Aptos Creek Fire Road that climbs to the top of the Demo and allows us to loop up the road then down Ridge and other fine trails. This is no joke. We need your help! For more info about the situation check out this story on the ROMP site. Please write a letter or email to the California Department of Parks and Recreation asking them to appeal the court ruling that blocks bicycle access to Nisene Marks trails. You'll find addresses and a form letter on Fox Racing Shox's Free The Trail page. When you buy a $10 Free The Trail shirt, all profits help fight this case. Buy a dang shirt. Write a letter. This is serious! We'll have the Free The Trail shirts in the shop by Saturday, Nov. 13. In case you can't get onto the Fox site, here are the addresses for your letter: David Vincent, Superintendent Department of Parks & Recreation Santa Cruz District 303 Big Trees Park Road Felton, CA 95018 dvinc@parks.ca.gov |
| |
|
| Blue Blossom Trail History
Charles and his hard-working friends have saved a gem of El Corte Madera, a once brutally steep pitch that now meanders like a country gentleman. Read how they did it and how you can help on the next project. Posted Sept. 16, 2004 |
|
| |
|
 |
Nisene
Marks makeover Posted
February 2004 On Jan. 19 the Advocates for Nisene Marks State Park re-routed part of West Ridge Trail. Trail Head crew member Charles Jalgunas helped out with some of his special "bent shovels," which made the work go much easier. (Story on trailworkers.com) |
| |
|
 |
Table Mountain Trail, Part
2 Posted February
2004 On Dec. 21 12 volunteers assembled on the top of Charcoal Road in Stevens Canyon County Park to continue trail maintenance on the Table Mountain Trail that we started three weeks ago. |
| |
|
|
El Corte de Madera use
plan Posted December
2003 The Midpeninsula Open Space District is working on a new use plan for El Corte de Madera (aka Skeggs point). We urge mountain bikers to get involved and help shape the future of Skeggs. |
| |
|
 |
Table Mountain Trail, aka
Alternate Trail Posted
December 2003 Last Sunday, Nov. 30, 12 volunteers assembled on the top of Charcoal Road in Stevens Canyon County Park to begin trail maintenance on the Table Mountain Trail that had been deferred for almost a decade. |
| |
|
 |
IMBA epic ride at Henry
Coe State Park Posted
October 2003 On Sept. 20-21, ROMP hosted an IMBA Epic in Henry Coe State Park. Day one was a typically hot, brutal Coe ride. Day two was trail work. Why would people who get their butts kicked by the Bay Area's toughest spot come back the next day to massage the trails? It's the love, baby. |
| |
|
|
Photos from a Demo work day |