Reopening Portuguese Bend Trails / Great Line Trail Route
Summary
Phase one trails have soft-opened with good feedback, and the committee's volunteer trail work has the Paintbrush Rim loop ready for phase two reopening; phase three trails sit in the damaged landslide zone and wait on stabilization.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Repair costs may already be rivaling remediation expenses according to the speaker; no official figure was given.
Hikers, equestrians and residents get more open-space trails back, with careful soft openings to avoid overcrowding.
Trail users waiting longer for the updated plan; about 11.5 miles of preserve trails remain closed due to landslide movement.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Planning Commission Meeting - Oct 13, 2026
Commissioners pressed on how e-bikes are handled — they're banned on natural trails and in the preserve — and whether enforcement is protecting trails from damage. Park rangers are actively monitoring, and e-bike rules are detailed on page 68 of the draft.
Planning Commission Meeting - Sep 22, 2026
A draft trails network plan tied to the general plan is headed to the October 13 commission meeting for feedback. It's not a required general plan element, but it shapes where future trails could go.
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) - Jul 15, 2026
A new route connecting Ishibashi to the top of Palos Verdes Drive is being flagged and processed through the city manager, city council, and wildlife agencies — approval would reopen about two miles of trails currently closed by the landslide area.
City Council Meeting - Jun 2, 2026
Half of the Catalina Trail has been closed since 2021 over unstable bridge approach slopes. A resident engineer called the fix simple and urged faster action; staff explained habitat, permitting, and agency constraints and said a repair pathway is emerging.
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) (Special) - Apr 27, 2026
Phase one trails have soft-opened with good feedback, and the committee's volunteer trail work has the Paintbrush Rim loop ready for phase two reopening; phase three trails sit in the damaged landslide zone and wait on stabilization.
City Council Meeting (Goals Workshop) - Feb 23, 2026
The project to consolidate five older trail plans into one modern, user-friendly plan will slip about five months because staff has been busy resolving encroachments and reopening landslide-closed reserve trails — roughly 11.5 of 16 closed miles are still shut.
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