"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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
