37: Ring the Peak - the Vision Becoming a Reality
From Pedal The Springs by Torie Giffin
March 4, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 37
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent $2.5 million grant secured for the Ring the Peak Trail and its impact on outdoor access and tourism in Colorado Springs.
The Ring the Peak Trail is one of Colorado Springs’ boldest outdoor visions and it just got a major boost. Local non-profit the Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance (PPORA) has secured a $2.5 million grant to help move the 63-mile continuous loop around the base of Pikes Peak closer to completion. We explore how this funding will help shape the future of Colorado Springs, and how it will enhance outdoor access and tourism across the Pikes Peak Region. Host: Torie Giffin, Owner Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort Guests: Conner Borkowski, Program and Special Projects Coordinator PPORA Nic Ponsor, Bike industry veteran & Advisory Council for PPORA LINKS: Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Grant: https://goco.org/ Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates: https://medwheel.org/ Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance: https://ppora.org/ Pike View Quarry Mountain Bike Park Project: https://pikeview.org/bike-park/ Ring the Peak: https://ringthepeaktrail.org/ Rocky Mountain Field Institute: https://www.rmfi.org/ Trails and Open Space Coalition: https://trailsandopenspaces.org/ MENTIONED: Pikes Peak America’s Mountain Colorado Parks and Wildlife Becky Leinweber Fruita Moab Garden of the Gods Pikes Peak…
People in this episode
Host: Torie Giffin
Guests: Conner Borkowski, Nic Ponsor
Topics covered
- outdoor recreation
- Pikes Peak
- Colorado Springs
- tourism
- grant funding
Keywords
- Ring the Peak Trail
- PPORA
- Great Outdoors Colorado
- outdoor access
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Studio 809 Podcasts
Books & works: Ring the Peak -
Places: Colorado Springs’, Pikes Peak, the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado, Cripple Creek
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