Bicycle Trails Council of Marin and Access4Bikes have launched a campaign to promote programs that encourage mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers to Share the Trail. With the increasing popularity of mountain biking, it is necessary to remind Marin County residents and visitors that it is imperative for all of us to be responsible trail users.

The primary focus of this campaign will be to educate mountain bikers, emphasizing the importance of changing our habits in an effort to gain more acceptance on our public lands. The campaign has many components, including information stations, signage, workshops, group rides and a web site.

• Share the Trail Outposts (information stations) will be set up at multi-use trails and mountain bike gathering places, to hand out maps, stickers and energy bars. The maps and stickers will have rules and courtesy information on the backsides, which will put important information in the hands of mountain bikers.
   
• New “Share the Trail” signs will be installed at trailheads throughout Marin.
   
• Workshops will bring park users together in an effort to identify differing points of view and find common ground on which we can build.
   
• Group rides will highlight the history and natural aesthetic of Marin's multi-use trails.  A web site will promote the rules and courtesy on single-track trails for mountain bikes and will have a place for trail users to report incidents. Email newsletters will inform people about events, trail work, upcoming rides and calls to action. Newsletters will also suggest ways to avoid trail conflicts.