Castaic Trails and Puente Hills Park Plans Approved
October 25, 2016 was a great day for trails, open space and bike parks in Los Angeles County. Some time ago, we learned that the Puente Hills Landfill Park Master Plan would be on today’s County Board of Supervisors agenda. Last week, we were notified that the Castaic Multiuse Trail Master Plan would be on […]
Palos Verdes Volunteer Trail Patrol Needs Mountain Bikers
Rancho Palos Verdes will soon create a Volunteer Trail Patrol program. CORBA PV has recommended the formation of a trail patrol for many years. It will be similar to volunteer patrols from other open space agencies including the Santa Monica Mountains based Mountain Bike Unit. The MBU was founded by CORBA in 1988 and now works under the National Park Service, […]
County to Open Canyon Trail to Bicycles
Thanks to the efforts of local mountain biking advocates from the Santa Clarita Valley, the County today announced that the Canyon trail will be opened to bicycles. The report identified trail improvements and modifications needed to ensure that bicycles can be added to the existing users safely, and these modifications will take place over the […]
LA County Trail Assessment Public Meeting
On February 15, 2012, more than 80 people gathered at Hart Park Hall in Santa Clarita Valley to hear and weigh in on the County’s plans. Of those 80 or more people, more than 70 identified themselves as mountain bikers. The SCV Trail Users did an outstanding outreach effort to get people to come to the […]
Santa Clarita Valley Trail Users Update
Dear Friends, We are reaching out to all of you who signed the petition supporting equal access for all trail users, including cyclists, on the Canyon Trail at the Placerita Nature Center. Here’s an update. About 25 of us met with three park officials from LA County Parks and Rec on August 19 to express […]
Canyon Trail Closure in Placerita Canyon Nature Center
The Canyon trail winds its way for 1.85 miles along Placerita Creek between Walker Ranch and the Placerita Canyon Nature Center. It makes a great loop with the Santa Clara Truck Trail and Los Pinetos. For many years cyclists have been riding this great loop, and it is a local favorite. It is one of […]
LA County Draft Trails Manual Public Hearing
On February 28, 2011, about 50 people gathered in the beautiful Birch Room at Descanso Gardens in La Canada. We were there to review and comment upon the most recent draft of the Los Angeles County Trails Manual. But let’s back up a bit… Last July, CORBA board members met with LA County Planning and […]
Elsmere Canyon Now Public Land
The city of Santa Clarita recently closed escrow on the 842 parcel of land known as Elsmere Canyon. Elsmere was slated to become the largest landfill in Los Angeles during the 1990’s, before Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Howard McKeon fought to prevent the devastating landfill project.