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Happy Trails: Section 16 gets a refresh, but the climb and rewarding views remain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you haven’t been to one of Colorado Springs’ great trails in a couple of years, Palmer Red Rock Loop, popularly known as Section 16, then you’ll notice some changes when you return. The changes were part of a 2023 project that, in the city…
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Happy Trails: Scenic tour expands with new Colorado Springs trail
Bear Creek Regional Trail Dan Allen is a trail project specialist with the Colorado Springs parks department who recently finished building a new segment in Bear Creek Cañon Park. We were walking with him along that path, in the hills east of the popular Section 16 trailhead along Gold Camp Road. “I feel like there’s…
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New trail in Colorado Springs aimed at accessibility, new connections
In the grassy hills beyond Bear Creek Nature Center, people with disabilities in recent years had been riding a small, wheeled transport before being forced to turn around. The rock walls and promontories of city of Colorado Springs-owned Bear Creek Cañon Park loomed ahead. But the scenery was unavailable to these explorers. This was around…
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Colorado Springs trail project aimed at new connections, possibilities for Trackchairs
The city of Colorado Springs and El Paso County parks departments have collaborated on a project aimed at improving trail accessibility and connectivity at a beloved recreation hub. Set to start this spring, trail construction and realignment will be focused in an area where the county’s Bear Creek Regional Park blends with the city’s Bear…