Thanks for plugging the bicycle trails counsel, Scott and Austin! They did a ton of work on this program and we really appreciate their efforts. Additionally, we are working on a trail maintenance program to take good care of these trails at briones. We have a proposal in place and it is being reviewed by the parks district now. Wish us luck!

The irony that the birthplace of MTB rejects any MTB trail building.

MY local trails in the east bay, Pleasanton Ridge/Augustine Bernal are also building, as of now, a single legal trail set to open end of June 2023. The owner of My Buddy's Bike shop in Livermore was a huge part of making this happen. I am really excited for future trails and hopefully adoption of existing trails.

Hey Brian. You'll have to come out to Pleasanton Ridge for our own pilot trail program. The difference here being, it's a pilot program with the city of Pleasanton and not EBRPD, though the city park is surrounded on 3 side by EBRPD land. Official opening day is tentatively June 30th. Like Briones, an existing social trail was converted to a pilot trail. The trail is professionally built and features large berms, jumps & skill lines with a progressive feel. Future funding is being developed to offer maintenance and even allow trail users the opportunity to join in on trail maintenance. My good friend & life long resident of Pleasanton, Chris Beratlis and owner of Livermore's "My buddies bike shop" has been a staunch trail advocate.

Huge kudos to Scott Bartlebaugh and Austin M for doing so much behind the scenes work to make the Briones Pilot Project happen!! Way before this pilot project, they were both working tirelessly to form positive relationships with EBRPD and other trail users. Thank you!

Thanks so much for showing this Brian! Not only is it great for advocacy around Mtb’s and purpose built trails, but it’s cool to see the new options we have in the Bay Area documented well. As one of the riders on a local high school team it’s refreshing to see Change, and we all hope more is coming

That's awesome! Super stoked to see the ripple affect from it. Once you have things like this happen it's easier to pitch to other land managers because you can have sucessful projects to reference. I've never ridden that area, looks fun.

We are experiencing the opposite across Australia the last few years. With every council seemingly in a race to try and recreate the commercial successes of first Smithfield, then on a larger scale - Derby. But one point remains salient. Nothing happens without the tears, determination and thankless efforts of volunteer advocates. So thanks to them all worldwide.

Thanks for highlighting the trail issue on your wonderful channel. And huge thank you to all who help build maintain and create our trails.

Wow!!!! Thank you for everyone involved! This is amazing news.

That's awesome! My best friend and i have been biking in the Bay for 10 years now and one of the best MTB trails we have done is Oyster Peak trail near the base of Mt Diablo. The Kilkare woods in Pleasanton is also amazing

Grew up just down the road from the Alhambra Creek Staging area. Nice to see these trails finally getting some love.

thanks for a great SF Bay Area video and sharing several important messages we all need to hear! I really appreciate your energy reasonable perspective!

Shout out to Patrick Demons! Highly knowledgeable about trail design and the guy works hard to keep things moving forward 🤘

Wonderful! Thanks for presenting this. I rode Briones ONCE 30 years ago and the hoof pockmarks were so bad, I said "Never again." But that was before suspension AND this new single track. Looks like I'll be back after all!

Great to hear. I left the Bay Area 15+ years ago to head north and lack of trail access was a factor for sure. I feel spoiled now and have my fingers crossed that things are changing for the MTB community there for the better.

This is amazing! I will definitely check out Briones and support the program!

Really enjoyed that video. 2000-2001 had a temp job in Concord, lived in Extended Stay hotel 7 months in Pleasant Hill so rose Briones Ridge more than anywhere, after dark (watch out for spooked cattle (including lotsa fresh poop ON THEIR trails or wherever) & then there was the damn sheep herds. Anyway some of the most Zen rides ever did there were right before daybreak on Saturday or Sunday mornings & rarely ever saw anyone. Night rides at Lime Creek Open Space was fun too except when too foggy there.

Also my brother works as a ranger for the EBRP district and we've had our spats about MTB in the parks. but he made a good point, the mission for EBRP is land conservation, not recreation. Recreation comes second to conserving land for wildlife from the sprawling developers of the bay area. Its a 2 year trial, if we do this right and be good stewards on the trail, don't trash the place, don't create new lines, or cause a scene with rangers then we will see more trails opening to MTBers. If not, well then its back to the same old story of loosing access.

This is soooooo true. So glad we have the trail builders and some of this is slowly changing here in the Bay.

the only thing i see wrong with this program is that they open a single trail to mtbers so see how the trail fairs. we then flock to it in droves and beat the hell outta the trail and then they use that agaist us to close off more access. If they opened more traila to spread the load, then this is less likely to happen. I mean look how crazy lime ridge has gotten cause its been the only true trail system in the diablo area that is frendly to mtbers.

Pretty cool to see some of this stuff get legalized. Nice that you can now actually film this stuff so that I can relive this from the other coast! Thanks for sharing Brian! 🤟😁

Used to ride those trails when I lived there! Moved to Arkansas 7 yrs ago.

Getting close to 100 million channel views! 🥳

wow great! new trails, awesome bike brian , missed a few videos , what kind of bike

Luckily I’m surrounded with awesome trails here in Corona Ca. And I do hope the politics towards expanding and freeing up more great places to ride would be a huge plus. Great content 😎🤜🏼🤛🏼

Wow what a nice looking trail. The e-bike tow 🤣

Looks like a fun trail👍

Lol. Curl of the Burl is an amazong Mastadon song.

Man it’s crazy all these mountains and we don’t have a single bike park? Like crazy

Yup, never thought I would see new legal Mtb single track in the Bay Area. There is a long ways to go. The downside to Briones is the climbs if you are not on an eMTB. It limits access, which may or may not be a good thing.

Hopefully this will set an example for other trails in the Bay Area to do the same.

just rode briones on saturday, was a kick-ass ride! steeeep climbs though!

YES ON THE COWS!!! Thank you! They destroy even the double track.

You need ride Limeridge, and Morgan territory in Clayton CA. Hidden trails that only the locals know about on Morgan territory road.

As soon as I saw this I knew it was Briones. There’s some nice single track tucked away there.

Cows are great for fire mitigation.

me checking to see if he holds his thumbs over or under the bars lmao. if you know you know

Brian - thanks for posting this! Yes - the “home” of mountain biking and yet its next to impossible to *MAINTAIN* an existing trail, let alone build a new one! Sadly, many of our trails are in State parks - which means a lot of red tape just to engage in the discussion! I sincerely hope that the State Park association is willing to partner with the Bay Area Trail groups! P.S. Say “Hi” to Sara! I hope she’s decompressed now from the Norcal/NICA season! 😊

Damn your singletrack looks good 🔥

Awesome! next Marin

Right on Joel!!!👍🏾

Finally my home trails

I prefer the term "rogue trail"

Hey it only took 30 years to get 4 trails open and now about 100 "closed for rehabilitation" signs posted throughout. About 30 rogue trail throughout the entire complex and now everyone is shoved into 4 beat down trails. Trying to stay positive, trying to stay positive, trying trying trying.

What beautiful flow trails and great video! Thanks!! I plan to watch your video again and again with the volume muted and my favorite music dubbed in. The politics of it all detracts from my Happy Space😢

Hey Brian. How loose and what cleats are you running with your pedals? Love your channel, thanks!

It’s so frustrating because California is so far behind the rest of the western states. Years ago it joined mountain bikers of Santa Cruz thinking they were going to promote mtb only trails. Unfortunately they have evolved into a construction company and have abandoned mtb trails. At 68 I’m sure nothing will happen while I’m riding but it’s good to see progress somewhere I just wish these trail weren’t 250 miles from my house.

Sooo epik awesome beautiful treil

enjoy watching here, From Philippines

Reminds me of the old Disney movie buffalo dreams lol

Aye my home town!

I've been mt biking in the Bay Area since 87, mostly Mt Diablo but hit Briones and Redwood once in a while. Back then the horse people frowned on you even on the fire roads no matter how respectful. Fortunately back then it was rare to even see another person during the week so you could do what you wanted. Never got why cows and horses, which destroy trails were ok but bikes where not. Totally hypocrisy.

Building new LEGAL DH trail in Augusten-Bernal Park in Pleasanton. Professional builders are up there as we speak. So, I hope you don't die in the next few weeks.

With the element plug you need to get over to serro gordo

Anyone know the best route to take or find at Briones to hit all the single track I found a route on Trailforks but no clue if it's the best way

My local park is lime ridge and we got permission to build a jump trail

I finally reordered some LMNT. Got the insider bundle using your link (thanks). No joke, I totally agree that this is the best hydration mix I've used! I talk about it with everyone lol

My California high desert lands I ride is mostly open land that's privately owned so all trails are not technically legal but the police don't enforce trespassing on these lands. Now one individual just bought 10 acres and began barbed wire fencing it in . Very scary having a string of barbed wire in a trail you can barely see . We did a work around the area the last few days . Making a desert trail is fairly easy and requires few tools . I did a whole section with my feet scraping the ground . So the problem with trails not authorized you never know what obstacles that can show up so putting the pedal to the metal may not be a good idea like being decapitated by barbed wire . People shooting guns and off road vehicles popping into your field of vision . It truly is the wild west at times .

Public Dig Days for the Briones Regional Park on 08/13/2023 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Come. Help.

Trails like this are a lot of fun. The technical mountain passes on other videos do not look fun at all.

BK for MTB president 2024

Sweet

Increasing access while preventing maintenance sounds like the perfect way to create a situation that justifies closing the trails...

How tall are you and what size Ripmo?? I’m right in the middle of L and XL. Only 1” wheelbase difference so I probably can’t go wrong either way, but am leaning toward the L with some higher rise bars.

We’re “fat sick and obese” because of all the processed crap we eat. Exercise is only a fractional part of being fit.

Awesome to see them legalizing more trails. Combine that with an e-bike tow and you’ve got a recipe for success.

The 2 year test run but without any shovel or repair seems skewed frankly. Briones seems like a lonely place and few hikers going way out to where MTB riders often venture. I ran out there a few times the last 10 or so years, but looking at the two single track, I ought to ride it before it gets closed off. Any excuse to try a new trail right?

Are standing/squatting the whole time going down?

great, but what is the reason for the restrictive policy? are they afraid of damage?

Hear, hear... harrumph, harrumph!

They don't want people with shovels because having a shovel doesn't mean you know what you're doing.

does the "bench trail" go by another name? I don't see that on trailforks. Thanks

I have dreams of Marin becoming the Bentonville of California - a fully equiped network of designated bike freeways and xc singletrack that connect an array of lift accessed downhill parks. Plus the addition of mountaintop pubs, trailside cafes, and service/repair stands a plenty. Northern Marin might be keen, maybe a joint effort between San Rafael/Fairfax and Novato...?

Ive always liked Martinez and just another reason to like it. Any city that doesn't embrace mountain biking has some deeper issues. Just my opinion.

I wanna ride with you bro❤❤

We do have another trail going up in Marin near Terra Linda HS, but like Ponti, it's going to be a mellow and heavily trafficked multi-use trail. There once (that i know of) an attempt to do something similar to the program in this video did (which is awesome) and it ended up in the trail in question not only NOT being opened for legal MTB use, but enforcement increaed on it as a result of the attention. People up here love to throw around the "aggressive mountain bikers" narrative, while most riders are going at speeds that they can control and stop their bike if necessary. There's a lot of animosity towards riders that's undue. Sadly, even people like the org who runs China Camp (it's privately operated - not a state park) have a negative overall view of bikers and aren't interested in opening DH trails that have been there for years. We have a ton of social trails and it would be awesome to see some of them legalized so we can also get a higher level of maintenance on them and decrease pressure on multi-use trails a little, but the sociopolitical landscape up here is very rough. I'm def gonna check these trails out though. The odd days thing seems like a great model. A little common sense and less emotion can go a long way.

2:30 , not being able to maintain trails is a great way for other user groups to point out how much erosion and destruction mountain bikers cause.

I don’t understand the resistance to mountain bike trails on public lands. It’s one of the least invasive ways the public can enjoy their lands. Otherwise, it seems like “public lands” are actually being “protected” from the public and only permitted to be enjoyed by a select few stewards.

How do they think the trails will remain sustainable with multi use traffic if you can't do trail maintenance, repair, and improvements? I like the project in theory, but it seems set up to fail. It is typical old school environmental activism and $ from special interest groups. OH is still like that. There are no shared use trails where bikes can go. I still ride my hiking trails... way better than the mtb trails around me.

Many of those trails were built by guys in their fifties!

Cows and horses, pugging up the ground and pooing everywhere, fouling up the waterways too.

Came here to say that sussy/tire set up sounds DIALED😅

PLEASE COME TO ANNADEL AGAIN!!!

California truly is a conundrum. It's the original home of mountain biking and has amazing mountains, but not a lot of legal trails. On one hand, it's very over regulated, and it's hard to get something simple like trails on public land. On the other hand, it's functional anarchy, and you can smash car windows or open a drug market in the Tenderloin or Lake Merritt and get away with it.

The problem with California in my view is that there are a lot of older richer folks who want their towns unchanged. We MTBers are a small but dedicated group of people and we should fight the NIMBYs just like how tenacious they are. On the brighter side, in Bay Area it varies region by region. For example, Skeggs got a new Oljon Trail a few years ago and it’s been very popular and Pacifica is getting better. Even some very local Laurelwood trails have been improved. But generally I agree that the park org are slow to respond to MTBers. Different land ownerships, NIMBYism, representations and existing laws are the obstacles.

I wanna know what e-bike that was 😭

Pacifica is pretty gnarly but i guess its illegal?

Will the Pinehurst / Dark Side lines get sanctioned by EBRP and EBMUD next

come back to australia brian

Just be cautious on eMTB in East Bay Regional Parks. They’re not really allowed anywhere.

Surprised mopeds/ e-bikes allowed?

I'm not very surprised at the lack of trail building in populated areas. Seems like building has really stalled out in some places where it should be booming...it has gotten way too bureaucratic imo. Need to encourage building by riders rather than organizations.

What type of bike do you use? Mountain bike, or like a BMX off-road dirt jumper bike?

Time to move to Bentonville permanently. It's a beautiful thing when people and city governments are on the same page to produce a world-class mountain bike destination.

Lol they finally made it legal

Love the downhills but where is the workout as compared to road cycling ?

trailforks link?

Would you mind telling me all the components that you have on your bike please?

They do the same shit for us snowmobiliers. And everything we ride literally is invisible/completely gone come snowmelt. CA is ridiculous, they'll make up some bs excuse about some frog that's endangered. I'm glad to see a step in the right direction finally here in my home.