Antelope Valley Conservancy

P.O. Box 3133, Quartz Hill, CA 93586--3133

Serving the greater Antelope Valley region

Antelope Valley Conservancy Trails Recreation Committee (AVTREC)

Since 1980 AVTREC has worked to preserve a network of interconnected multi-use trails, linking to the Pacific Crest Trail and providing trails recreation opportunities for walking, bicycling, and horse riding.

CLICK HERE FOR TRAILS MAPS, INFORMATION, AND LINKS

Preserving Trails 

Trails are an essential element in Antelope Valley's quality of life. They provide access to nature, recreation, and alternative means of transportation.  Trails can't be established after highways, housing developments and commercial centers are in place. Trails must be preserved in advance. 

Trails must connect to other trails. There must be a logical plan for staging areas where trails can be accessed.  Although trail plans have been approved by Palmdale, Lancaster, and Los Angeles County, only deeded trail easements can ensure that trails exist.

Photo Credit: Fernando Mader

What has AVTREC done?

• Secured 90 miles of trails from Leona Valley to Acton in the North County Trail System.

• Ensured that over 100 miles of trails were included in Lancaster's General Plan.

• Assisted Palmdale in developing a multi-use and bicycle network that was adopted in its General Plan.

• Assisted the City of Palmdale to garner $415,152 in Prop A funds for the Barrel Springs Trail Project in 1994. This trail is now enhanced by a staging area and arena

• Sponsored May 2001 forestry meeting featuring the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino Forests Plan Update.

• Assisted Los Angeles County in adopting an East -West Regional Trail in the Antelope Valley.

• Improved five miles of the Manzanita Trail in the Angeles National Forest.

• Assisted to develop the staging area and five mile trail at Saddleback Butte State Park.

Ongoing activities...

• Trail GPS mapping for Los Angeles County Trails Inventory.

• Ongoing education, negotiation, and advocacy to retain existing trails and provide for trails in new development projects.
• Ongoing negotiations with the Department of Water Resources to re-open the California Aqueduct as multi-use trail. Prior to 9-11, AVTREC had achieved twenty-eight miles of bike path along the aqueduct, from 165th Street East to I-15, but access was closed after 9-11.

Click here for Interview with Gloria Gossard, AVTREC Founder

Click here for Interview with Eleanor Swanson-Young, AV Trails Pioneer