Tag: North Cheyenne Canon Park
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From Blodgett Peak to Cheyenne Mountain: Dream trail taking shape in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the edge of Colorado Springs’ north-side mountains, David Deitemeyer steps across a creek where a bridge is to be built. The bridge will cross from a parking lot here beneath Pikeview Quarry, the historic…
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Popular Colorado Springs park road and trail remain closed, awaiting assessment
Land managers overseeing Colorado Springs’ popular recreation areas started the week hoping for a break from rain. That is needed, they say, for proper assessment of a washed-out road into one of the city’s premier parks and also for one of its most beloved trails: Seven Bridges Trail. Ahead of the weekend, the U.S. Forest…
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Park Madness: We rank Colorado’s top outdoor destinations in this tournament- inspired bracket
As college basketball players vie for one shining moment, we imagine an impossible challenge between some of Colorado’s natural treasures. Colorado parks with towering peaks, hidden gems and amazing views go head-to-head in this March Madness-inspired bracket. We’ve split our field of 64 parks into four regions: South, West, North and Central. Which one came…
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‘A new day’ for mountain biking in Colorado Springs: Group celebrates Captain Morgans Trail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs mountain bikers are celebrating the completion of a trail said to be unlike any other in the city. In North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Association is calling Captain Morgans the only double black diamond, downhill-only bike trail recognized by the…
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Fifth-year Pikes Peak Apex maintains mission to be ‘world-class’ mountain bike race
A mountain bike race unlike any before in Colorado Springs heads into its fifth year with an eye, as ever, toward the future. Starting June 7, the three-day Pikes Peak APEX aims to draw closer to 200 riders, up from last year’s 162, said organizer Micah Rice. For the event boasting big mileage and elevation…
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3 challenging summer hikes in Colorado to start planning now
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route: The only fourteener in Rocky Mountain National Park, Longs Peak (14,259 feet) requires some preparation — and plenty of nerve. Not only do you have to start hiking the 15-mile (round-trip) route, which rises some 5,000 feet in elevation,…
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$10,000 announced for trail projects in Colorado Springs area
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance has announced its latest round of funding for trails in the Colorado Springs area. With money raised through the Pikes Peak APEX mountain bike race, the city’s Lodging and Automobile Rental Tax (LART) program and small fundraising events, the nonprofit coalition of advocates, land managers and local industry leaders is…
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Happy Trails: A new route to popular summit in Colorado Springs park
Mount Muscoco via Daniels Pass In the fall of 2021, about 7 miles of trail were built in a widely unknown part of one of Colorado Springs’ most popular parks. The reconfigured Daniels Pass and brand-new Sweetwater Canyon network represented one of the city parks department’s biggest trail expansions in recent memory. And, officials were…
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Gifts from Colorado’s outdoors: 11 new trails, open spaces and happenings celebrated in 2022
Christmas gifts only come once a year. But gifts across Colorado’s great outdoors come year-round. Here, we reflect on developments around the Front Range and beyond that brought joy to enthusiasts — and will bring joy for many years to come. Anemone Trail Not long into 2022, after more than two years of stone-intensive construction,…