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20 Popular Riding Areas California Mountain Bikers Could Lose to Wilderness The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) released a list of threatened California mountain bike rides today highlighting 20 that could be lost to federally designated Wilderness. Pending legislation in Congress would designate 2.5 million acres of California lands Wilderness-a land classification that prohibits all bicycle use. Many of the areas proposed contain popular mountain bike trails that cyclists have ridden for years. "This is just a partial list of the trails that could be lost if they are included in newly designated Wilderness areas," said Blumenthal. "These areas can be preserved without banning bicycle use on trails." 20 significant bicycling areas that could be lost to Wilderness: 1. Condor Peak/Trail Canyon Loop Immediately north of Pasadena, Angeles N.F., Condor Peak 2. Los Pinetos Trail North of San Fernando Valley, Angeles N.F., Santa Clarita Canyons 3. Sugarloaf National Recreational Trail Southeast of Big Bear Lake, San Bernadino N.F., Sugarloaf 4. Trail 1W08 East of San Bernardino, San Bernadino N.F., San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions 5. Chorro Grande Trail Southwest of Reyes Peak, near Ventura, Los Padres N.F., Sespe Wilderness Additions 6. Little Trout Trail Northeast of Kernville, Sequoia N.F., Domelands Wilderness Addition 7. South Fork Merced River West of Yosemite, Sierra N.F., South Fork Merced River 8. Caples Creek Trail South Lake Tahoe, Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F., Caples Creek 9. Tahoe Rim Trail/Dardanelles/Christmas Valley Loop South Lake Tahoe, Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F., Meiss Meadows 10. Mammoth Mountain to June Mountain Trail North of Mammoth, Inyo N.F., Owen River Headwaters 11. Coyote Flat-Onion Creek Trail Southwest of Bishop, Inyo N.F., John Muir Wilderness Additions 12. Mt. Lola Trail North of Truckee, Tahoe N.F., Castle Peak 13. Red Bud and Judge Davis trails East of Clearlake, BLM Ukiah District, Cache Creek 14. Cold Creek Trail/Marble Cabin/Bloody Rock North side of Snow Mtn. Wilderness Lake County, Mendocino N.F., Snow Mountain Additions 15. King's Crest Trail and Lost Coast Trail (inland section) South of Eureka, BLM Arcata District, King Range 16. Mill Creek Trail SW of Lassen N.P., Lassen N.F., Ishi Wilderness Additions 17. Unnamed ranch trails East of Clearlake, BLM Ukiah District, Payne Ranch 18. South Fork Trinity River Trail Along South Fork of Trinity River, Shasta-Trinity N.F., South Fork of Trinity Salmon Area 19. Cooper Swamp to Echo Lake Trail Adjoining Lassen N.P., east of Park, Lassen N.F., Caribou 20. Feather Falls Trail Plumas County, Plumas N.F., Feather Falls For a complete list of all areas considered in the bill visit: http://www.imba.com IMBA is conducting a focused campaign in California to keep trails open for cycling. IMBA is encouraging mountain bikers to join the campaign to save popular trails from being closed while championing alternative designations that protect the land but allow continuing bicycle access. IMBA will lead or attend 10 California events that will bring together mountain bike clubs, local community members, environmental groups, elected officials and media to raise awareness for trails that could be lost. Join IMBA at the following events: * April 11-13, Sea Otter Classic, Monterey * April 12-13, San Diego * April 26, Southern California Bike Expo, Los Angeles * May 3-4, Henry Coe IMBA Epic, Morgan Hill * Oct. 16-19, Ukiah * Oct. 23-26, Truckee * Oct. 30-Nov. 2, Lake Tahoe * Nov. 6-16, Sacramento * Nov. 20-23, Los Angeles * Dec. 5, San Francisco Save the date and check IMBA's website for more detailed information closer to the scheduled events. To learn more about IMBA's work to save trails in California or to view a detailed list of land being considered for Wilderness designation visit http://www.imba.com. IMBA is a national and international education and advocacy organization with 500 member clubs, 32,000 individual members, and more than 400 corporate partners and dealer members. IMBA creates, enhances and preserves trail opportunities for mountain bicyclists worldwide. In 1988, five California mountain biking clubs created IMBA. Today, more than 60 bicycling clubs in California are IMBA affiliated. California bicycle manufacturing, retailing, tourism and publishing businesses generate an estimated $2 billion per year in economic activity.