The ten newest NRTs in California:

• Backbone Trail – 67.00 miles, Los Angeles, Ventura county
• Ventura River Parkway Trail – 16.50 miles, Ventura county
• North Slope Trail – 1.00 miles, Sonoma county
• Nadeau Trail – 28.00 miles, Inyo county
• The Los Angeles River Trail (Greenway/Bike Path) – 7.00 miles, Los Angeles County county
• Aliso Creek Regional Bikeway, Riding and Hiking Trail – 15.00 miles, Orange County county
• Guadalupe River Trail – 10.00 miles, Santa Clara county
• Highway 237 Bikeway Trail – 5.00 miles, Santa Clara county
• Coyote Creek Trail – 18.70 miles, Santa Clara county
• Mountains to Sea Trail – 22.00 miles, Orange county

Browse all National Recreation Trails in California: There are 1176.87 miles of NRTs in California and 92 trails!

Visit California’s “Featured” National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

 California Bicycling and Mountain Biking

California Bicycle Coalition promotes competent bicycling as a safe, clean, fun and healthy means of transportation and recreation: www.calbike.org

Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay is the second oldest mountain bike advocacy group in the United States:http://www.btceb.org/

The Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association works for multi-use trails within the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California: www.CORBAmtb.com/

East Bay Bicycle Coalition promotes bicycling for transportation and recreation: www.ebbc.org/

Folsom-Auburn Trail Riders Action Coalition: www.fatrac.org/

Bicycle Trails Council of Marin has trail maps, events, and a newsletter: http://www.marinbike.org

Access4Bikes works for equal access for bikes on the public trails of Marin County: www.access4bikes.com/

Mountain biking in the Whiskeytown, Redding, and Shasta Lake areas: www.geocities.com/mtbikewhiskeytown/

Northern California Mountain Biking Association works to unite grassroots organizations working together to advocate for appropriate access for mountain bicyclists: www.norcamba.org/

Orange County area SHARE is a resource for equestrian as well as bike and hiking trails: www.sharemtb.com/

Pasadena Mountain Bike Club has rides, photos, and other information: www.pmbc.org

Redding Mountain Biking has photos and trail information and plans weekend trips as well as local rides:http://reddingmountainbiking.org/

Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers is the mountain cycling advocacy and social group for San Mateo and Santa

Connie’s comments: I went to San Antonio County Park in Los Altos with a friend last Saturday. It took us 2.5hrs to walk around the mountains and back to the parking lot. Wear good shoes, bring your water and be ready for bikers, animals and beautiful view of the bay area.