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Creating and maintaining world-class trails responsibly, sustainably, and collectively since 1997.

10/12/2026

Are you entered to win a new Santa Cruz Bicycles yet? Just a $5 donation to trails gets you entered to win.

A $5 (or more) investment with guaranteed kick backs.
Guaranteed ➡️ local trails are taken care of.
Possible ➡️ take home any bike from Santa Cruz Bicycles .

🔗 Head over to santacruztrails.org/win to get entered.

Sweepstakes closes Oct. 27.

Some restrictions may apply.

10/06/2026

6 Dig Days. 4 Parks. 1 ‘26/‘27 Dig Day season!

Our 14th season of Dig Days is officially live and we’ve got big plans for the season.

Here’s what’s on the schedule:
🗓️ Nov 14: Wilder Ranch State Park
🗓️ Dec 12: Soquel Demonstration State Forest
🗓️ Jan 18: DeLaveaga Park (MLK Day Student Dig)
🗓️ Feb 13: Soquel Demonstration State Forest
🗓️ Mar 13: Wilder Ranch State Park (Women’s Dig Day)
🗓️ Apr 10: Emma McCrary & U-Con Trails

Huge thanks to our title sponsors Sandbar Solar and Electric Trail Head Cyclery Girls Rock Women's Mtn Biking along with our incredible hospitality partners for keeping everyone fed and caffeinated!

➡️ Learn more and sign up for an event today at santacruztrails.org/digdays. More information to come!

10/02/2026

After⏭️Before. Everyone know what this is??

This new drain build might not look like much, but it’s the absolute best thing we can be doing right now ahead of what’s forecasted to be a wet winter. 🪏🌧️

We put this in yesterday morning during our ‘Hike & Help’ volunteer event. Come join us at an upcoming volunteer event to help prep your local trails for winter ➡️➡️ santacruztrails.org/events

📸 Matilde Benzoni

10/01/2026

Join us at the historic 🎭ᖇIO TᕼEᗩTᖇE🎙️ for a special screening of Freehub Magazine presents A Mountain Bike Film Festival on Friday, November 6th!

🗓️ Friday, November 6, 2026
🕛 5PM
📍 🎭ᖇIO TᕼEᗩTᖇE🎙️
🎟️ santacruztrails.org/freehub (all ticket proceeds go to trails!)

ℹ️ We have a huge night lined up with two special screenings including local riders, bike valet by Bicycle Trip Santa Cruz , cold beverages from 805 B**r , Q&A with the featured riders and film makers hosted by MTB Clubhouse , and a big ‘ol raffle with goods from Leatt MTB Reserve Wheels Ride FOX Bike & more. You don’t want to miss this one. 🫡

Slide 2: teaser of Dain Zaffke and Robin Samsom’s “I Have it All” film
Slide 3: trailer for the 2026 “A Mointainbike Film Festival

09/29/2026

We’re back to raise money for trails and get a Santa Cruz Bicycles in the hands of a trail supporter. 🪏🚲

A $5 donation to trails between now and October 27 gets you entered to win any bike, any build from the Santa Cruz Bicycles lineup. 🤯

AND we have a Ride FOX Bike 36 fork as a bonus prize for SCMTS members.

➡️ Learn more about what you’re supporting and get entered at santacruztrails.org/win

Some restrictions may apply.

09/25/2026

Tomorrow, Saturday 9/26: come celebrate National Public Lands Day with us at Cotoni-Coast Dairies! 🏞️

🔸 9am: come down to get involved with some trail work or to help spruce up the parking lot.

🔸 12:30pm: a guided naturalist hike will start

🔸 All day: some of our favorite local agencies will be hanging out and talking shop in the parking lot

‼️ All participants receive a FREE 2026 NPLD t-shirt and FREE National Parks day pass!

➡️ Sign up and see all details at santacruztrails.org/events

09/23/2026

Join our full-time, professional Trail Crew. We’re looking to grow the crew and bring on 1-2 new laborers or specialists!

🔸 4-day work week
🔸 Health, vision, dental
🔸 401k matching
🔸 Paid leave
🔸 Super cool coworkers

➡️ Head over to santacruztrails.org/careers to learn more and apply. Get your application in by Oct. 1.

09/19/2026

Today’s the day. We get to open this thing up to the community who made it possible. Huge thanks to Santa Cruz County Parks for trusting us on this one. We’re honored to be a part of bringing this to life and to see a community of incredible people and businesses come together to make it happen. We’re really excited for everyone to check this track out. 🙌

Come down and celebrate with us, today Sat. 9/19, from 10-2. We’ll see you out there! 🎉

🙌 Another huge thanks to all of the local businesses who helped make this possible; Bogner HVAC Granite K&D Landscaping, inc. Shelton Pipe The Pit Stop Team Dahlen Structural Ernie’s Service Center Scarborough Lumber Ronnie Raymond Jeff Myers Advanced Drainage Systems Heartwood Yoga Santa Cruz frontierskateparks Central Home Supply KRAWL Las Animas Concrete Essential Operations Monterey Peninsula College NHS INC K&D Landscaping, inc.

09/14/2026

160 native plants just found a new home at the Felton Pump Track! The pump track is going to be a place for outdoor recreation AND a habitat for native pollinators, birds, and other small critters. 🌱🐝

🙌 Huge thanks to everyone who came out, helped plant, and earned some early-access laps!
🙌 Thank you to Bookie's Pizza for a deeep discount on a bunch of pizza to keep our volunteers fed!
🙌 And a major thank you to K&D Landscaping, inc. for helping us place the plant order and getting us wholesale pricing!

➡️ Last chance to volunteer at the Felton Pump Track is this Wednesday 9/16 from 5-730pm. We’re looking for some helping hands to spread mulch and put some other finishing touches on the track. Sign up at santacruztrails.org/events

📸 Matilde Benzoni Syd Miller

Address

831 Almar Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA
95060

Telephone

(831)2915137

Website

http://www.santacruztrails.org/

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