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.

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: https://goco.org/

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates: https://medwheel.org/

Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance: https://ppora.org/

Pike View Quarry Mountain Bike Park Project: https://pikeview.org/bike-park/

Ring the Peak: https://ringthepeaktrail.org/

Rocky Mountain Field Institute: https://www.rmfi.org/

Trails and Open Space Coalition: https://trailsandopenspaces.org/

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

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

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 https://www.bicycleresort.com for more information.

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