Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers (SBMTV) has provided some 2000 hours of volunteer work each year to care for the Santa Barbara trails. Founded in 1988, our mission is and has always been to maintain and improve our trails to reduce risk and increase the enjoyment of all users.
What we do:
Educate - Responsible trail use, respect, and education of all trail users.
Maintain - The design & maintenance of environmentally & socially sustainable trails.
Protect - Provide responsible care for public lands through continued stewardship.
2019 Events
04/06 - Saturday - State Trails Day - Hot Springs Trail and Romero Canyon Trail
04/10 - Elings Wednesday Work Session
05/01 - Elings Wednesday Work Session
05/11 - Saturday - Tequepis Trail Work
05/22 - Wednesday - Elings Wednesday Work Session
06/05 - Wednesday - Elings Wednesday Work Session
06/08 - Saturday - Cold Spring Work and Ride - National Trails Day
06/19 - Wednesday - Elings Wednesday Work Session
06/22 - Saturday- Membership Party! 2pm - 5pm @ Elings Park BMX
07/14 - Sunday - Cold Spring Trail Work and Ride
08/11 - Sunday - Jesusita Trail Work Facebook Event
09/08 - Trail Work Day TBC
10/13 - Trail Work Day TBC
11/10 -Trail Work Day TBC Day before Veterans day
12/08 - Trail Work Day TBC
Our Trails
OPEN
FRONT COUNTRY TRAILS:
Buena Vista – (■)
Cold Spring East Fork – (◆) **
Cold Spring West Fork – (■)
Elings Park – (●) **
Franklin – (■) Open to forest service boundary
Girard/McMenemy– (■)
Hot Springs – (■)
Jesusita – (◆) **
Lower Romero - (◆)
Romero Fire Road - (■)
San Antonio Creek – (●)
Tunnel – (◆◆) **
Upper McMenemy– (■)
BACK COUNTRY TRAILS (inland side of Camino Cielo ridge):
Aliso – (■)
Arroyo Burro– (■)
Camuesa – (■) **
Lower Santa Cruz - (■) Open from Lower Trailhead to 19 Oaks Trail
Matias Potrero - (■)
Snyder - (■)
Tequepis - (■)
CLOSED
FRONT COUNTRY TRAILS:
San Ysidro – (◆) ** Closed to forest service boundary
BACK COUNTRY TRAILS (inland side of Camino Cielo ridge):
Santa Cruz –(◆) ** Closed (Above 19 Oaks)
*Difficulty: Expert - (◆◆), Advanced - (◆), Intermediate - (■), Beginner - (●) **- Classics
Latest SBMTV News
Elings Park Trail Work Wednesday - May 22nd
May 22nd 2019 Wow, so today, we got a lot of work done. A lot…
Tequepis Trail Work and Ride
Saturday - May 11th, 2019 We had a fantastic day working on Tequepis trail today.…
Elings Trail Work Wed - May 1st
May 1st, 2019 Elings Park Trail Work Wednesday We had another great Elings Wednesday Work…