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Cycling

ONGOING

The Colorado Springs Cycling Club – For all ages and abilities; bikesprings.org.

The Joy Ride – Family-friendly 5- to 6-mile bike ride, meet between 5-6 p.m. Wednesdays, McCabe’s Tavern, 520 S. Tejon St.; tinyurl.com/bzpmq8p.

Hiking

ONGOING

UpaDowna Hikes – 10 a.m.-noon third Saturday. Registration: upadowna.org/programs.

Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center sponsored hikes – 1805 N. 30th St., free; 219-0104. – Get Fit in the Garden Wellness Walk, 9 a.m. Wednesdays. Register in person.

Mueller State Park hikes – 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $7 per vehicle; 687-2366. – Cheesman Ranch Hike, 9:15 a.m. Friday, Grouse Mountain Trailhead. – Cahill Pond Hike, 10 a.m. Saturday, Grouse Mountain Trailhead. – Stoner Mill Hike, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, School Pond Trailhead. – Hike Tracy Hill, 9 a.m. May 29, Grouse Mountain Trailhead.

Hikes at Cheyenne Mountain State Park – 410 JL Ranch Heights Road. Day pass $7 per vehicle. Reservations: 576-2016. – A Literary Walk in the Woods, with John Stansfield, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday. – Bird Hike, 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesdays, through June 6.

Nature

ONGOING

Nature programs at Mueller State Park – 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $7/vehicle; 687-2366. – Deer and Elk – More or Less, 8 p.m. Friday, Amphitheater. – All About Birds Touch Table, 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Visitor Center.

Nature programs at Fountain Creek Nature Center – 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Reservations: 520-6745. – Women’s Nature Retreat, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, $55

Nature programs at Bear Creek Nature Center – 245 Bear Creek Road. Reservations: 520-6387. – Nature Explorers – Cougars and Coyotes, for ages 4-5 with an adult, 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, $3. – Little Wonders: The Wide- Mouthed Frog, for ages 2 and 3, 9-10:15 a.m. Thursday, $3.

Sunrise nature/wildlife photo shoot – Saturday mornings, Westcliffe, $55. Reservations: 1-303-823-6399, kennethwajda.com/naturewildlife/.

The Colorado Birding Trail website – Coloradobirdingtrail.com, information about places to observe birds and other wildlife.

Outdoor skills

FRIDAY-MAY 29

CKS Paddle-Fest – Clinics, competitions and more, Arkansas River., Buena Vista; ckspaddlefest.com.

Running

ONGOING

Achilles International Pikes Peak Running Club – A nonprofit organization that uses the power of running as a tool to bring hope, inspiration and the joys of achievement to people with disabilities, 6:15 p.m. meet up and sign in; 6:30-7:30 p.m. run, walk or wheel, Mondays, Colorado Running Co., University Village Center, 5262 N. Nevada Ave., Suite 140; Laura, 331-1011.

Pikes Peak Road Runners – Go online for information, cost and registration: pprrun.org. – Memorial Day 5K, 8 a.m. Thursday, Cheyenne Mountain.

Volunteering

THURSDAY

Fountain Creek Nature Center Junior Docent for Teens Training -6-8 p.m. Application: Nancy Bernard, nancybernard@elpasoco.com.

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