49: MedWheel: Trails, Community & What's Next for Pikes Peak Region

What does it take to create, protect and maintain the trails we love? Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates (MedWheel) talk about their history, the story behind their name, and more than three decades of trail building, maintenance, advocacy and stewardship throughout the Pikes Peak Region.

From Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Lake Moraine and Pikes Peak to Blodgett Open Space, Forest Lakes and Pikeview Quarry, we hear what it takes to turn trail ideas into reality. We also talk about working with different land users, the future of mountain biking and bicycle tourism in Colorado Springs, and MedWheel’s philosophy: “Trails heal us. We heal the trails.” Want to help? Join, volunteer and “create the world you want to live in.”

View the video of this conversation on YouTube.

Host: Torie Giffin, Owner of Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort

Guests:

Cory Sutella, Executive Director Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates

Lezlie McKenna, Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Board Treasurer

Shayne McCormick, Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Board

LINKS & THINGS MENTIONED

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates / MedWheel

Hivepass App — MedWheel membership, events & volunteer opportunities

Search Hivepass in the Apple App Store or Google Play