Which is... ?????? :-) On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Harry H <hhu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another place you can check for trail access is East Bay Regional Park > district website. They maintain some of the trails in the area and > keep PDF's of the maps of the parks on their site. The link to the > maps is: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/maps Also, if you live in > Contra Costa County 511 Contra Costa will give you some excellent maps > for free. You just need to go their website and submit a request. Here > is the link http://www.511contracosta.org/bike-ped/bike-maps/ The map > request info is near the bottom of the page. > > I just finished mapping out how to ride from my place in Concord over > the hills in Clayton through Black Diamond and out to Brentwood. It'll > be a good test for a new bike that I'll be getting. w00t! > > Harry > > On Sep 9, 10:01 am, Jason Lee <jason.ferr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "just be aware that there are a lot of steep hills in the dirt ... be > > prepared to walk some" > > > > I would love the challenge. I have many years on the mountain bike > > and for the past year have been using my cross bike as a mountain bike > > with 38c tyres. Thanks for the warning - I'm even more excited to get > > out there now! > > > > On Sep 2, 8:01 am, "Jim M." <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry I can't answer 100% positive, but I think I recall a trail > > > opening celebration. If you want to be sure, you could call Save Mt > > > Diablo. Generally, bikes are allowed on all fire roads, and allowed on > > > some single track. I know you can ride dirt from Walnut Creek to Mt > > > Diablo 100% legally. If you've never ridden out here, just be aware > > > that there are a lot of steep hills in the dirt, especially as you go > > > higher up Diablo, and be prepared to walk some. > > > > > Jim M > > > WC, CA > > > > > On Sep 1, 9:38 pm,JasonLee<jason.ferr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I just picked up a map made by Save Mount Diablo ( > http://www.savemountdiablo.org/DiabloTrailMAPHomepage.htm) and noticed > that > > > > it was published back in 2007. In it, the greyed out trails going > > > > through Mangini Ranch say "No public access" and the only thing I can > > > > find on the internet is that back in 2007-2008 it was accessible only > > > > via tour. The only newer information I saw was that the East Bay > > > > Trail Dogs did some trail maintenance back on May 9, 2009. > > > > > > Anyone know if it is open to bikers? I am looking to take BART to > > > > Concord (from Oakland) and ride through Lime Ridge, then Mangini > Ranch > > > > and into the trails on Diablo. I also noticed that these grey dashed > > > > lines are listed as "Unpaved road Private" that would let me connect > > > > this all together. Not sure if these are now open or not. > > > > > > I just did a little more research and found out on OpenStreetMap that > > > > the trails are listed but mostly un-named: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=37.91452&lon=-121.97493&zoom=15&lay... > > > > > > It seems as though as long as it is legal, I shouldn't have a problem > > > > riding mostly dirt from Concord into Diablo. > > > > > > Discuss please. > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
