Some hikers and cyclists in Fremont say a road they frequently take is now blocked off by a gate with a no trespassing sign.

It's all part of a long battle over a thousand feet of Morrison Canyon Road near Vargas Plateau Regional Park. A rancher who put up the gate claims it's private property, but the City of Freemont says it's public land.

Paul Perkins has been biking along Morrison Canyon Road in Fremont for more than 20 years.

"I bought my house on Morrison Canyon because of this road," Perkins told CBS News Bay Area.

But for the past few weeks, it hasn't been the same.

"As I come up, there's a gate here. And you can no longer go to the end of the road, which is very frustrating," he said.

Perkins said the green electrical gate with no trespassing signs was put up earlier this mo

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