The staff of Giant Bicycles wanted to give back to their local trails.
They built a bypass of a steep, loose and marbley section of the Los Robles
Trail West, just above the Felton Street Connector.
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The route of the new trail has been cut through the caparral. The old, fall-line trail is to the left.
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Where the new trail will join the old one at the top.
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Looking down the new trail route before any work has been done on it
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Staff from Giant Bikes at the trailhead, ready to get to work on the new trail
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Removing a root ball, aka, stump.
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Cutting the new trail into the hillside
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On the trail above the reroute, we cleaned out three drains that were clogged with dirt and built one new one.
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The drains run the water off the trail, preventing further rutting down the middle, where the water likes to run if it had its way.
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Heading back down when the work was complete
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We almost forgot to take the flags that mark the lower edge of the new trail
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Looking back up the new segment. Isn't it a thing of beauty!
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Brad won the raffle for the deluxe hand-crafted bike bell
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Everyone had a bell to ring!
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Lunch at the Alamo afterwards, which Giant bought. Thanks for the new trail and the lunch, too!
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