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Missing Link Trail Project
Medicine Wheel is building another sweet singletrack trail >>More
Red Rock Canyon
Medicine Wheel needs your help building a freeride/skills park >>More
Maps and GPS
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For a list of all that MWTA has done over the years >> Go here
MWTA Benefit Movie - "PEDAL DRIVEN - A Bike-umentary" August 23 - 7:00 PM
"Pedal Driven" is a beautifully shot documentary film highlighting the ongoing debate about mountain biking on public lands. Showing at the Stargazers Cinema on August 23 at 7:00 PM. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Medicine Wheel. For more details on the film, click here.
Summer 2011 - "Spruce up the Trails " Project
May 7 - Garden of the Gods Illegal Trail Removal - DONE!
June - August 2011 - Cheyenne Canon - Spring Creek Trail Build - 65% Finished
In partnership with the Friends of Cheyenne Canon and the Colorado Springs Parks Department, MWTA is building a re-route of the trail from Tunnel One in Cheyenne Canon (bottom of Captain Jack's) down to Columbine Trail. This one's a fun, mostly new build trail that may include some halfpipe-style riding. The possibilities it creates are huge, allowing riders to get off of Gold Camp Road and onto Columbine Trail to ride deeper into the Canon on singletrack instead of a dusty road.
June-September 2011 - Bear Creek Canon - Stephanie's Trail (formerly Zipline)
On May 31, we did a trail touch-up on Stephanie's, which was newly built by MWTA in 2009. We learned about what worked in the original design and what didn't, and fixed a few of the minor problems that have cropped up since then. We still need to:
Build a bridge across Bear Creek
Build the Bonus Loop on Stephanie's (an extra loop that was in the original plan)
All Summer - Palmer Park Trail Days
Please check back soon for more details and dates.
If you would liike to help out on any of these projects, please get on our email list here.
Lake Moraine Trail - "The Missing Link" on Pikes Peak's South Slope - Starting Summer 2012
The South Slope property on Pikes Peak is a 9,000 acre parcel owned by the City of Colorado Springs and until recently managed exclusively by CS Utilities. It has been closed to the public for over 100 years. Now, however, CSU and the City of Colorado Springs have decided to open the South Slope to public access!
There are several recreation projects being built, but Medicine Wheel has been chosen by the City Parks Department and CSU to be the lead partner on building a new trail that will connect Barr Trail to Jones Park and Cheyenne Canon. We're calling it the Lake Moraine Trail - the Missing Link, (until it's formally named by the city).
This is an exciting project that will open up all kinds of new recreational opportunities in the Pikes Peak Region.
TO FIND OUT MORE, Click Here to go to the Missing Link Web Page.
A Big Thank You to our Sponsors & Volunteers!
Over the last few years, MWTA has benefitted from the volunteer efforts of over 100 people. We just want to say "thank you" to everyone who helped out. Through your efforts, big and small, mountain biking is alive and healthy in the Pikes Peak region.
MWTA would also like to thank the following for their very generous donations of time, labor, and cold, hard cash: The Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Whole Foods Market, Bristol Brewery, REI, Inc., El Paso County, SRAM, LSI Logic, The Classic Companies, The Colorado Springs Cycling Club, Sigma Metals, Suzanne DeVore and Mark Seaton, and numerous other volunteers who have donated to MWTA.
To read more about these donors and their contributions, click here.
We couldn't do it without so much support from our community. Thank you!
Welcome Back the Bike Patrol
The Medicine Wheel branch of the national bike patrol has returned. Thanks to Ryan Kohler, MW will be running the patrol again soon. If you would like to be an ambassador for the sport and get to ride at the same time, this is for you! For more information, please visit the patrol page here.
New Pueblo Reservoir Maps
Since a lot of us like to ride the south shore trails at Pueblo Reservoir in the winter, MWTA has put up a new set of detailed maps on our maps page. Go here for a copy.
Red Rocks Canyon Park - The Next Step - Freeride/Skills Area
See our successes page for some history on Red Rocks Park.
For 2009, we teamed of with the help of SRAM Corporation and built the C Line trail in Red Rocks Canyon Park. These are BIG jumps and tabletops with lots of vertical. It's on the hill above the skills park, just east of the main parking lot.
Here's the summary of the master plan on the City's web site.
It's Official!
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, Inc. is now recognized as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation by the IRS. That means that we can now accept donations and those donations will be tax-deductible by the donor. Click to find out more