Trailwork Report: El Prieto Trail, January 2012
Almost eight months ago, the CORBA was approached by Keenan Koch, a student at St. Francis high school in La Canada, a member of the school’s mountain bike race team, and an eagle scout candidate with troop 355. He wanted to work on El Prieto for his eagle scout project, the closest singletrack to his […]
Multi-Use Signs on El Prieto
Since the trail re-opened in May this year, El Prieto has seen heavy use by cyclists eager to get back to the trails they love. Recently there have been a few complaints from hikers being startled by bicycles on El Prieto. CORBA donated to the Forest Service a set of IMBA multi-use trail guideline signs […]
Eagle Scout El Prieto Trailwork
Saturday, May 7, 2011, Connor Ryken began his Eagle Scout Project: to restore at least nine sections of El Prieto that were hit hardest by this past winter’s storms. CORBA Trail Crew volunteer Steve Messer and Friends of El Prieto’s Banner Moffat provided technical guidance for the project, helping lead today’s trail crews that were […]
Mountain Bikers Preserving the Trails
Sunday’s trailwork on El Prieto went exceptionally well. We had perfectly cool, clear weather, damp soil that was easy to work with, and good spirits all around. Thanks to the approximately 50 people who came out to show this heavily damaged trail some much-needed love. In over 320 person-hours of labor, several washed out drainages […]
El Prieto Trailwork Day – Nov 7
Join CORBA, the Friends of El Prieto, the St. Francis High School MTB Team and others to help restore this favorite trail in the Angeles front country. We will meet at 7:45 so we can head out by about 8:00 a.m. Join us to do brush removal and trail repair on one of So Cal […]