The Ring the Peak Trail is one of Colorado Springs’ boldest outdoor visions and it just got a major boost. Local non-profit the Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance (PPORA) has secured a $2.5 million grant to help move the 63-mile continuous loop around the base of Pikes Peak closer to completion. We explore how this funding will help shape the future of Colorado Springs, and how it will enhance outdoor access and tourism across the Pikes Peak Region.
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Host: Torie Giffin, Owner Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort
Guests:
Conner Borkowski, Program and Special Projects Coordinator PPORA
Nic Ponsor, Bike industry veteran & Advisory Council for PPORA
LINKS:
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Grant
Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance
Pike View Quarry Mountain Bike Park Project
Rocky Mountain Field Institute
Trails and Open Space Coalition
MENTIONED:
Pikes Peak America’s Mountain
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Becky Leinweber
Fruita
Moab
Garden of the Gods
Pikes Peak Center
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
Colorado Springs Airport
Cripple Creek
Nick Ragain
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Association (COSMBA)
Mile High Youth Corps
Pedal the Springs is produced and presented by the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, the only bicycle-themed lodging and must-stay for cyclists coming to Colorado. Check us out at bicycleresort.com for more information.
Episodes are recorded in the Studio 809 Podcasts community podcast studio at The Next Us.
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