Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers supports Open The Watershed (openthewatershed.org) to again access to 23,000 acres of open space on the SF Peninsula. We want this watershed open for public hiking, cycling and equestrians.  

Here’s our take on what to do when you’re out riding and need to get past an equestrian. Our hope is that we can all happily coexist, sharing multi use trails. You can also check out our page: A mountain Biker’s Guide to Hikers and Equestrians.  

Date: 6/10/2015 Event Location: Saratoga REI Event Fee: Free Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM PDT Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers is giving its membership and the public an opportunity to meet Dorsey Moore, Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Open Space Authority, and Greg Bringelson, Trail Program Coordinator of Santa Clara County Parks. …

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The grant funds will be used to produce design and construction documents to build many of the different features in the bike park. These features will be designed for a range of skill levels and include some of the following: Pump Track Area will allow cyclists to learn and perfect their riding skills. This track …

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Fellow parks and trail lovers: There is an important MidPen meeting regarding the Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve on Wednesday, April 29 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Los Gatos Community Center – Adult Recreation Center 208 E. Main St. Los Gatos, CA 95030. It is an ‘information gathering’ session put on by the …

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Construction of new 1-mile segment of the Ancient Oaks Trail was completed last fall by District field staff. The new trail was the final phase of the POST-funded Mindego Gateway Project, and will connect the new Mindego Parking Lot with Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve’s popular multi-use trail network. The trail also provides a new, …

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IMBA is launching a unique membership campaign—to dramatically improve mountain biking nationwide—with a spring registration drive that will offer special prize opportunities and limited-edition IMBA gear to all who register, join or renew in March, April and May. The drive’s goal is to increase the capacity of IMBA’s local chapters by helping them grow their …

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