Latest Trail News

  • Stratton Open Space Phase 1 completed.

    Approximately 2 miles high-use designated trails have been rehabilitated this winter; including re-construction of existing sustainable alignments,  construction of several new trail routes, and remediation of several unsustainable social/legacy pathways.  Essentially…

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  • OUT THERE: The path more taken

    ANDREW WINEKE
    2009-11-25 17:39:37

    A great trail can be about the destination — the doughnuts atop Barr Trail, the views from Eagle Peak, the falls at St. Mary’s — or it…

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  • TrailArts to perform trail rehabilitation at Stratton Open Space Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    Rehabilitation and remediation will begin in November on several unsustainable sections of trail in the park.
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  • The year on the Hill! TrailArts finishes up work at the Hansen-Larsen Memorial Park in Rapid City.
    Trail construction is nearing completion with over 12 miles of multi-use, single track, and down-hill, and legacy trails on the ground!…

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  • Telegraph Road to Trail
    Take a beat up old access road and turn it into a contoured flow-line?  Sure!  No problem! This one’s fun for sure!  Thanks to the Rapid City Parks Departments Director Jerry Cole, and the…

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  • Far West Trail Lower Leg. 

    Deep drainages, big timber, and numerous sections of bedrock characterized the terrain on this route.  Dave tapped on all of his experience to create what could be the most beautiful and flowing…

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  • Upper Turkey and Upper Far West Trails
    Ah yes!  More Rocks! And thanks to IMBA Trail Solutions Specialist Dan Hudson, we really started making some footage!  The connection to the “western slope” and the Sunset Trail is complete…

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  • Lower and Mid and Lower Turkey Trails

    Another trail takes shape through the rocks.  Lots of turns on this one! And plenty of access points to great legacy single track.  We’ll eventually link-up with the Sunset trail on…

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  • Groundbreaking for Far East Trail in Hansen-Larsen Memorial Park!

    The IMBA Trail Specialists Joey Klein and Jason Wells have arrived and we’re ready to attack the primary gateway trail for the project!  Just in time for the Black…

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  • TrailArts Braves Spring Blizzards!

    Construction has slowed a bit since late March as Mother Nature has decided to bless the Black Hills region with three separate spring blizzards!  Now that the weather looks like it’s on the…

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  • Trail Construction Resumes on M-Hill Rapid City! Construction is underway on the M East Gateway Trail! This 2,700 ft alignment will climb from…

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  • Stonework resumes at High Chaparral Open Space Scenic Overlook!
    The new ADA compliant scenic overlook under construction at the high point of the High Chaparral Ridgeline Trail offers amazing views of the foothills…

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  • Dirt (and rocks) Fly at Cowboy Hill Rapid City!
    Dave, Joey Klein of IMBA Trail Solutions, and Gre Mazu of Singletrack Trails, Inc have completed machine assisted construction on the “Sunset”, “M” East 3, and “M-Connection” Trails!…

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2005 Completed Projects

Spitzmiller/Kane Trailhead: Town of Grand Lake, Colorado.
Primary Contractor.
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Performed plan/build construction management for the development of the Spitzmiller Trailhead at the gateway of Rocky Mountain National Park. This project reclaimed a short section of road on the boundary of Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park to create trailhead access to the Continental Divide Trail system.
 
Stone-Retained Natural Surface Walkways:  Campbell Residence.
Colorado Springs,
Colorado. Primary Contractor.
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Phase 2, and the culmination of a plan/build project continued from 2004, we constructed another 200sff gravity-supported stone retaining walls, 100 linear feet of stone-retained surfaced access walkways, and complete re-vegetation and landscaping of disturbed areas with native plant species. In all, over 800sff of hand-laid gravity-supported native stone walls and over 200 linear feet of filled and compacted walkways were constructed on this project.
 
North Cheyenne Canon Park Columbine Trail Rehabilitation Phase 1: City of Colorado Springs Parks & Recreation Department/Friends of Cheyenne Canon.
Primary Contractor.
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Completed the first of four phases of rehabilitation construction on the historic Columbine Trail System in North Cheyenne Canon Park. This nonmechanized reconstruction addressed 1600 linear feet of the Mid-Columbine section including the re-construction of six switchback turns and major portions of trail bench by hand.
 
North Cheyenne Canon Park Columbine Trail Rehabilitation Phase 2: City of Colorado Springs Parks & Recreation Department/Friends of Cheyenne Canon:
Primary Contractor.
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Completed on the upper Mid-Columbine section, this machine-assisted reconstruction encompassed 4600lf of trail, 12 switchback turns, and numerous washout areas. Utilizing 48” wide rolling contour construction methods, TrailArts completed the project in just five weeks. 
 
North Cheyenne Canon, Columbine Trail Rehabilitation Phase 2-B: Colorado Springs Parks & Recreation Department/Friends of Cheyenne Canon.
Primary Contractor.
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A Plan/Build project to re-route a previously unsustainable section with 625 linear feet of 48” wide rolling contour alignment. This new section not only replaced 500ft of rutted fall-line trail but also allowed the closure of an additional 665 linear feet of unsustainable and redundant social paths in the immediate area.       
 
Oklahoma State Parks: Beavers Bend State Park, Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. 
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Assisted Arrowhead Trails, Inc. with the machine-assisted construction of a five-mile 48” wide rolling contour hiking/biking trail system on the shores of Broken Bow Reservoir. This IMBA designed stacked-loop system was completed in just three weeks!
 
Flagstaff Mountain ADA Loop:  City of Boulder, Colorado.
Subcotractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc.
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Assisted Arrowhead Trails, Inc. with project management and construction of 800lf of 48” wide ADA spec. surfaced and compacted trail on the summit of Flagstaff Mountain above Boulder.
 
Royal Arch Trail:  City of Boulder, Colorado. Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (click here to see more)
Supervised rehabilitation construction of 1500lf of the Royal Arch Trail under Boulder’s famous Flatirons. This Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (ATI) project included the installation of over 160 hand-laid stone steps and over 500sff of crib walls.
 
Davidson Mesa Open Space: City of Louisville, Colorado.
Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc.
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Assisted Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (ATI) with volunteer coordination during the construction of approximately one mile of hand-built and machine-assisted trails.
 
Bobcat Ridge Open Space:  City of Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc.
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Performed construction supervision for Arrowhead Trails Inc. during the development of five miles of 48” wide hiking/biking trails. This project included extensive stonework, bridge construction, and one mile of ADA compliant crusher fine surfaced trail.
 
Falcon Trail Rehabilitation Phase 1:  United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc.
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Assisted Arrowhead Trails Inc. with the construction of the first 3500 linear feet of new-trail re-routes scheduled for this 12.5 mile project. Also completed over 1000 linear feet of closure and obliteration of social and re-routed trail routes.