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."

Trail	Proposal Name	Location
1. Condor Peak/Trail Canyon Loop	Condor Peak	Immediately north of Pasadena, Angeles N.F.
2. Los Pinetos Trail north of San Fernando Valley	Santa Clarita Canyons	Angeles N.F.
3. Sugarloaf National Recreational Trail	Sugarloaf	southeast of Big Bear Lake, San Bernadino N.F.
4. Trail 1W08	San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions	east of San Bernardino; San Bernadino N.F.
5. Chorro Grande Trail	Sespe Wilderness Additions	southwest of Reyes Peak; near Ventura, Los Padres N.F.
6. Little Trout Trail	Domelands Wilderness Addition	northeast of Kernville; Sequoia N.F.
7. South Fork Merced River	South Fork Merced River	just west of Yosemite; Sierra N.F.
8. Caples Creek Trail	Caples Creek	South Lake Tahoe, Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F.
9. Tahoe Rim Trail/Dardanelles/Christmas Valley Loop	Meiss Meadows	South Lake Tahoe, Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe N.F.
10. Mammoth Mountain to June Mountain Trail*	Owen River Headwaters	north of Mammoth, Inyo N.F.
11. Coyote Flat-Onion Creek Trail	John Muir Wilderness Additions	southwest of Bishop, Inyo N.F.
12. Mt. Lola Trail	Castle Peak	north of Truckee, Tahoe N.F.
13. Red Bud and Judge Davis trails	Cache Creek	east of Clearlake, BLM Ukiah District
14. Cold Creek Trail/Marble Cabin/Bloody Rock	Snow Mountain Additions	north side of Snow Mtn. Wilderness; Lake County; Mendocino N.F.
15. King's Crest Trail and Lost Coast Trail (inland section)	King Range	south of Eureka, BLM Arcata District
16. Mill Creek Trail	Ishi Wilderness Additions	SW of Lassen N.P., Lassen N.F.
17. Unnamed ranch trails	Payne Ranch	east of Clearlake, BLM Ukiah District
18. South Fork Trinity River Trail	South Fork of Trinity Salmon Area	along South Fork of Trinity River, Shasta-Trinity N.F.
19. Cooper Swamp to Echo Lake Trail	Caribou	adjoining Lassen N.P., east of Park, Lassen N.F.
20. Feather Falls Trail	Feather Falls	Plumas County, Plumas N.F.

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.