Mountain Bike News

Morgan Lommele: Link areas with bike access on trails (Daily Camera)
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013 04:54 PM

The Boulder Mountainbike Alliance supports the Regional Mountain Trails initiative, an unprecedented partnership between the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Boulder County, city of Boulder and city of Longmont to connect existing recreation areas in Western Boulder County.

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Eldorado Canyon to Walker Update 2
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013 10:39 AM

Boulder County is developing a Walker Ranch Management Plan that describes how Walker Ranch will be managed going forward - including recreation, historic preservation, agricultural preservation, etc.

The Walker Ranch Management Plan progress was held up in January because Boulder County Commissioners instructed Boulder County Parks and Open Space staff to figure out how to connect Eldorado Canyon State Park to Walker Ranch before coming out with the plan moving on.

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Regional Mountain Trails Master Planning
April 8, 2013
04/08/2013 10:00 AM

Let's work together to define the regional trail network in Western Boulder County!

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Eldorado Canyon to Walker Update
April 8, 2013
04/08/2013 10:15 AM

Walker Ranch Management Plan progress was held up in January because Boulder County Commissioners instructed Boulder County Parks and Open Space staff to figure out how to connect Eldorado Canyon State Park to Walker Ranch (kind of exciting!) before moving on.

Does the April 16th scheduled meeting mean they have resolved the issue? Well, no... but it's still good news.

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Colo. 93 widening clears way for underpass south of Boulder (Daily Camera)
January 13, 2013
01/14/2013 11:14 AM

Crossing at Community Ditch Trail fulfills longtime open space goal

A Colorado Department of Transportation project to add six-foot shoulders to Colo. 93 has provided the opportunity to build an underpass at a dangerous trail crossing south of Boulder.

Community Ditch Trail crosses Colo. 93 south of the intersection with Marshall Road. A guardrail on one side of the highway means cyclists and pedestrians have to cross at an angle. The visibility is poor, and cars are...

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Boulder begins prep for 2014 cyclocross nationals (Daily Camera)
January 6, 2013
01/14/2013 02:19 PM

City officials, cyclists start one-year countdown to 'cross nationals at Valmont Bike Park

After finishing second in his own race, 10-year-old Aiden Keller cheered on his dad, Greg Keller, while he pushed through the last few laps of the New Year's Resolution Pre-Nationals cyclocross race at Valmont Bike Park on Saturday.

"Go Dad, go!" Aiden yelled, standing astride his bike.

A few other spectators rang their cowbells and caught on to the 10-year-old's chants, joining...

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New bridge, trail set to open near Red Lion Inn in Boulder Canyon (Daily Camera)
December 26, 2012
01/14/2013 03:33 PM

Boulder agreed to share bridge costs after buying land for Chapman Drive Trail

Two and a half years after flood waters wiped out the bridge that connects the Red Lion Inn with Boulder Canyon Drive, a new crossing built to withstand a 100-year-flood finally is ready to open.

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Public gets view of future for Boulder County's Walker Ranch (Daily Camera)
November 13, 2012
01/14/2013 11:38 AM

Some residents say there aren't enough plans for new trails

Boulder County Parks and Open Space staff members offered a glimpse Tuesday night into the possible future of the Walker Ranch open space area.

About 50 people crowded into a small meeting room at the county's transportation office for the first of several public forums on potential upgrades and changes at the 3,818-acre Walker Ranch, including proposed changes to trails and facilities on the property.

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Boulder County to discuss Walker Ranch open space trails, access (Daily Camera)
November 12, 2012
01/14/2013 11:44 AM

Planners to unveil proposals for trails on west Boulder County property

Boulder Mountainbike Alliance President Jason Vogel envisions a community where bike paths and trails can someday take cyclists, commuters and casual riders directly from home to work to recreation areas without needing to drive to a trailhead.

The 3,818-acre Walker Ranch seems like a good place to start thinking about this big picture for west Boulder County, said Vogel, speaking on behalf of BMA, so...

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Boulder makes progress toward opening Chapman Drive to mountain bikes (Daily Camera)
November 1, 2012
01/14/2013 11:20 AM

County commissioners' approval, bridge deal are final hurdles

The city of Boulder is close to wrapping up a land deal that would allow mountain bikers to connect from Boulder Canyon to Flagstaff Mountain via Chapman Drive.

The Chapman Drive connector was one of two mountain bike trail proposals approved last spring by the City Council as part of the management plan for the West Trail Study Area, a chunk of open space west of Broadway.

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