Comment on Proposed New Singletrack

Colorado Springs, hiking, mountain biking | UltraRob | Friday, October 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Medicine Wheel has proposed a new singletrack to connect between the Bear Creek Main Trail and the Section 16 trailhead. Currently there is a trail that drops down into Bear Creek, crosses the road and then climbs back up and meets the Main Trail. I’ve never liked that trail much and the proposed trail looks better.

Often when I ride the Palmer/Section 16 loop, Intemann Trail or Red Rocks Canyon / White Acres, I ride home from the Section 16 trail head. I generally just ride up Gold Camp Road to connect to the Bear Creek Main Trail. It would be nice to stay off the road.

If you support the approval of this new trail, please send an email to JHaley@springsgov.com. The parks board meeting to discuss it is next week on Thursday, October 9th.

The White Acres land that is for sale is close to the Section 16 trailhead. I haven’t seen any updates recently about TOPS buying for open space. I’ve been there a couple times recently and someone has put up signs that say Save White Acres.

You can e-mail Chris at TOPS your thoughts on that land.

Another related mountain biking item is that Medicine Wheel is restarting the mountain bike patrol. They’re having a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 at Trinity Brewing Company on 1466 Garden of the Gods Road.

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