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Trail work day 03/01/26

On Sunday March 1 a group of 15 FOBM volunteers with a huge assist from the CAL FIRE Helitack crew continued work on Ball Cap trail. Ball Cap, when completed, will run between road 400 and 600 adding 9/10 of a mile to our trail system. The day started out cool and overcast but by lunchtime broke into a beautiful blue sky with puffy white clouds. Ball Cap will be ready for prime time this spring giving us around 17 miles of restored trails at Boggs. Thank you to all who participated!

Next Sunday March 1 will be our next trail work day. The plan is to continue work on Ball Cap trail. The majority of the trail has been cleared however one section in the middle remains to be cleared of downed trees. Sunday’s work will include some chainsaw work, as well as digging a trail bed. We will meet on Sunday morning at 8:30 am and work until around noon. As always, lunch will be provided. Please email us if you would like to join at fobm@boggsmountain.org . More information will follow for those who sign up. Rain will cancel. 

With your help, we have achieved over 15 miles of trails thus far so I hope you can join us as we continue to bring back Boggs!

Thursday January 22 marked our annual Calpine trail work day. FOBM board members and somewhere north of thirty Calpine volunteers tackled the old Ball Cap trail. We split up into three teams, one working on a realignment around a huge root ball and tree on Hardtail trail that fell during one of the intense late December storms and the two other teams started from opposite ends of Ball Cap and worked toward the middle. Bushwacking through the brush and downed trees was challenging but the two teams came awfully close to meeting before breaking for pizza and dessert also provided by Calpine. Since the formation of FOBM Calpine has been a fantastic supporter in terms of both funding and the hard work in clearing and rebuilding trails. Many thanks to Calpine and all who took the day off from their regular jobs to join us in bringing back Ball Cap trail. Unfortunately I forgot my camera that day however if anyone that joined us that day took pictures, I would be happy to post them.

Thank you Middletown Composite Mountain Biking team! On Saturday morning January 10 the Middletown Composite Mountain Biking team gathered at Boggs and headed out to the trails. This time on foot carrying rakes and loppers rather than riding their bikes. The enthusiastic group cleared, cut back brush and raked trails while coaches and parents cut and removed deadfall on trails that fell during recent storms. Thanks to the energetic team most trails are ready for them and you all to hit the trails again!

Storm damage 12/28/25
Recent severe storms have wreaked a little havoc on our trail system at Boggs. Many trails have trees and other debris on them. FOBM will be clearing the trails in the next several weeks but please be advised that, if you choose to come up, be prepared to do a little tree hopping. Moreover, particularly equestrians and mtn bikers as well, please avoid muddy sections of trail to avoid further damage. If you do come up and encounter trees blocking the trail we have a simple form you can fill out and submit to alert us to the location. The form can be found here.