This post asks interested mountain bikers to write a short email to the East Bay Regional Parks District in support of a proposed 1.4 mile flow trail in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park.
It's called the Mezue Flow Trail, or Wildcat Bike Trail.
Email written comments by Feb. 14 to: [trailsdev@ebparks.org](mailto:trailsdev@ebparks.org)
All the email has to say is something along the lines of: "I support the proposed Mezue Flow Trail for mountain bikers."
At present mountain bikers are outnumbered by mountain bike haters. We all know the type. They're organized and they show up to meetings and spew out so much BS about habitat disturbance, ecological destruction, so on and so forth. None of it's accurate, but these folk are expert at derailing perfectly legit projects.
The proposed trail is a series of switchback berms on the steep slope down from the San Pablo ridge line to the fire road at the foot of Wildcat Canyon. It's near the East Bay city of El Cerrito. The proposed flow trail follows the existing Mezue Trail, for those that know it.
If you don't like an ugly steep climb, the easiest way to the top of the proposed trail is riding about 3.5 miles west from Inspiration Point in Tilden Park.
This proposal dates back to 2020, started by the high school MTB teams flanking this ridge line. The East Bay Regional Parks District seems to lean in favor of the idea, but they were surprised by the number of local anti-bike haters that turned up to the scoping meeting. Oh, and if you ask them, they're not anti-MTB… just Not In My Back Yard.
The land is mostly used for beef cattle, which are managed by park rangers. I've seen a few coyotes, a few owls and lots of jackrabbits at night, not much else tbh. I used to ride this ridgeline maybe twice a week for four years 2020-24, and on a busy day for hikers I'd see maybe two or three people but normally it was zero. Hikers mostly stay down at the base on the fire road.
A well-constructed flow trail wouldn't hurt anything there, and it would be the only MTB specific trail in this park network, which happens to be the largest regional park in the US.
If you want to see the proposal search on "Wildcat Bike Trail – East Bay Parks". There's a full-on 32 page proposal with feature drawings, mitigation, etc. The EBRPD page has a link for emails.
If this goes through it will be a big deal for mountain biking in the East Bay. Same think if the haters manage to block it. Short emails of support could make all the difference.
EBRPD page link. https://www.ebparks.org/projects/wildcat-canyon-regional-park-wildcat-bike-trail
Biological Resource Assessment https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Final_Wildcat_Trail_BRA_Nomad_011323.pdf
32-page proposal with maps and detail drawings https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Wildcat-Bike-Trail-Conceptual-Design-Submittal_052024.pdf
Neutral article in local press https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/01/27/ebrpd-to-hold-meeting-wildcat-canyon-bicycle-flow-trail
Email written comments by Feb. 14 to: [trailsdev@ebparks.org](mailto:trailsdev@ebparks.org)
by S_Bratfast
11 Comments
I’ve read about this in local news and I want the trail to happen. Whats the email address we should voice our support to?
Thanks for posting this. Opening new trails in the Bay always seems to be met with the most absurd Nimby stuff.
No idea where this is. Sounds like a local issue that 99% of us can’t do anything about. But good luck!
You have my full throated support.
Recreation impacts wildlife. It can even kill animals. Be thoughtful and collaborate with biologists and NGOs early on to avoid situations like this https://youtu.be/YJ3dck1z2E4?si=gCYjIlmeMotgmnrM
The challenge is that EBRPD are the mountain bike haters.
You should post in r/BAbike
Any links to the project would be helpful, as well as the email and names people should write to.
Are any local coalitions involved? Just curious.
New trails have proved to be hit or miss around the bay area. We had something similar happen in Marin with proposed trails on Mt Tam. Everything was about ready to go, then a local group of anti bike folks hired a lawyer and found a technical mistake that one of the managing agencies made in the impact study. It basically reset the project back to square one.
We have had a few new trail additions, all of which were built on privately owned land. Thankfully, a few land owners around here support MTB culture and generously provide access.
I wonder how they built the trail near Castlewood ( and it has hikers on it half the time)
I’m so glad I live in BC
**EBRPD page link.** [https://www.ebparks.org/projects/wildcat-canyon-regional-park-wildcat-bike-trail](https://www.ebparks.org/projects/wildcat-canyon-regional-park-wildcat-bike-trail)
**Biological Resource Assessment** [https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Final_Wildcat_Trail_BRA_Nomad_011323.pdf](https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Final_Wildcat_Trail_BRA_Nomad_011323.pdf)
**32-page proposal with maps and detail drawings** [https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Wildcat-Bike-Trail-Conceptual-Design-Submittal_052024.pdf](https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Wildcat-Bike-Trail-Conceptual-Design-Submittal_052024.pdf)
**Neutral article in local press** [https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/01/27/ebrpd-to-hold-meeting-wildcat-canyon-bicycle-flow-trail](https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/01/27/ebrpd-to-hold-meeting-wildcat-canyon-bicycle-flow-trail)
**Email written comments by Feb. 14 to:** [trailsdev@ebparks.org](mailto:trailsdev@ebparks.org)
I’m in the east bay and will read through the link to find a way to support