Terrain Hoppers are set to roam Colorado Springs-area trails again this summer.

It will be their second full summer under El Paso County parks department’s Trailability Program, based out of the Bear Creek and Fountain Creek nature centers. Each center is home to a Terrain Hopper, appearing like a mini ATV — “off-road mobility vehicles,” the county calls them, “that allow members of the community and visiting guests with disabilities to experience trails previously inaccessible to them.”

Starting April 2, people can reserve a summer or early fall tour spanning 1-3 miles around the meadows, woods and wetlands from either nature center. Slots can be booked online: communityservices.elpasoco.com/trailability.

The tours are free and accompanied by a county staffer or volunteer, alongside friends and family Terrain Hopper riders might bring along. The Trailability Program is set to run May 2-Oct. 31.

The Front Range outdoor world had its collective head turned to Staunton State Park’s first Trackchairs in 2017. In 2021, upon the park’s 1,000th trip in the all-terrain transport, a coordinator described the Trackchairs as “more impactful than I think any of us could have imagined.”

Colorado Springs’ parks department last fall announced acquiring two Trackchairs to run a program similar to the county’s. Details have yet to be announced, but Red Rock Canyon Open Space has been discussed as a possible spot for the program.