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New Rambler Trail opens on Clover Valley Preserve in Alta Sierra

3/25/2016

 
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The Rambler Trail has opened on Bear Yuba Land Trust's newest landholding, the Clover Valley Preserve, near the community of Alta Sierra in Grass Valley. Almost a mile, build on sunny slopes by volunteers, is a gentle there and back again walk among Ponderosa pines and redbuds.
"This trail was made possible by donations of land, time, labor and money from many people. We are so lucky to live in such a generous community where caring people share a passion for open space and accessibility to nature for healthy exercise and mental well-being,: said BYLT Executive Director, Marty Coleman-Hunt.



​Place:
 Alta Sierra area of Grass Valley, CA
Season: Year around
Land: BYLT Clover Valley Preserve, 35 acres
Trail signs: BYLT sign at trail head
Length: 0.8 mile out-and-back
Altitude change: 80 feet
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail surface: Native soil
Environment: Mixed conifers and deciduous trees.
Caution: Poison oak in the area
Rules: Non-motorized, foot and bike only. Dogs on leash. No smoking or camping.
Trailheads: From Highway 49, take McKnight exit, Grass Valley and turn right on La Barr Meadow, which turns into Dog Bar Road. Turn right onto Carrie Drive, travel for 1.1 miles. Turn left onto Gary Way for 0.2 miles. Turn left onto Brewer for 1.5 miles. Just past the school on the right, look for Clover Valley Road on the left. Go 0.1 miles to the crest of the hill and the trail head is on your right. Park in the dirt shoulder of Clover Valley Road next to the Preserve sign.
Trail tips: In December 2014, the Bach family – owners of the property since the 1970s – generously donated the land to BYLT for the purpose of protecting the land from development forever. Visitors of the Rambler Trail will have the opportunity to explore Clover Valley Preserve, a lovely example of an oak and mixed conifer forest.
Built by volunteers, the Rambler Trail is located on what was an empty lot that had been used as a dumpsite for years. Old mattresses, tires and other refuse were pulled from the site before trail construction began. Time is reclaiming an abandoned 1964 American Motors “Rambler.”
South Wolf Creek bisects the length of the landscape, providing habitat for aquatic and terrestrial life. Clover Valley Preserve is home to diverse trees and shrubs such as: Blue oak, black oak, live oak, Ponderosa pine, cedar, red bud, coffee berry, native blackberry and maiden hair fern. While you are hiking, listen for the soothing sound of the babbling creek. Invasive Himalayan blackberry brambles were cleared at the bottom of the trail, creating a nice quiet resting place next to the water.
Near Alta Sierra Elementary School, the Rambler Trail provides another outdoor recreation opportunity for the Alta Sierra community in addition to nearby BYLT owned and managed properties: Mathis Pond, Adam Ryan Preserve and Alan Thiesen Trail. Bear Yuba Land Trust fills a void in the community by providing community parks and trails where besides a golf course, no others exist.
South Wolf Creek bisects the length of the landscape, providing habitat for aquatic and terrestrial life. 
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