Tag: captain jacks trail
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‘A new day’ for mountain biking in Colorado Springs: Group celebrates Captain Morgans Trail
Colorado Springs mountain bikers are celebrating the completion of a trail said to be unlike any other in the city. In North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Association is calling Captain Morgans the only double black diamond, downhill-only bike trail recognized by the city’s parks department. The nonprofit association recently marked the mission…
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Jones Park plan closer to approval; Colorado Springs trail enthusiasts push back
A long-awaited master plan for a long-debated park in Colorado Springs’ southwest mountains has gained initial approval. That’s against continued pushback. Ahead of considerations by Palmer Land Conservancy and El Paso County commissioners, the county’s parks board has unanimously approved a master plan for Jones Park. That’s the nearly 1,200 acres in the Bear Creek…
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Long-awaited plan taking shape for Colorado Springs’ Jones Park
A long-awaited master plan for a highly debated place of recreation and conservation in Colorado Springs’ mountains is closer to a finish line. El Paso County parks officials recently fielded questions from mountain bikers and motorcyclists about a proposed guiding document for the next decade of management at Jones Park, the nearly 1,200 acres in…