The Bureau of Land Management took over more than 7,200 acres of the closed Ft. Ord military base on California‘s central coast in 1996 and opened more than 80 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails to the public. So far, no one has been hurt by discovered ordnance. (Hugo Martin / Los Angeles Times)
Military explosives are possible, but rare, hazards on the trails of the Ft. Ord Public Lands, a 7,200-acre recreational area about 10 miles east of Monterey. (Hugo Martin / Los Angeles Times)
Bikers and hikers should have nothing to worry about as long as they stay on the marked trails at Ft. Ord Public Lands. (Hugo Martin / Los Angeles Times)
