The 16th Annual Run Through Time trail marathon, half marathon, and two mile fun run has been rescheduled and will now take place on Saturday, March 20! Races will take place on the Arkansas Hills Trails System and surrounding dirt and jeep roads in Salida. While all trails and roads will remain open during this […]
16th Annual Run Through Time Race
The 16th Annual Run Through Time trail marathon, half marathon, and two mile fun run will take place on Saturday, March 13 on the Arkansas Hills Trails System and surrounding dirt and jeep roads in Salida. The Run Through Time is an annual spring celebration of Colorado’s running community, and we are very thankful for […]
Update – Proposed Hard Rock Mine Expansion
As many of you know, Hard Rock Paving and Redi-Mix has asked the BLM for approval to more than double the size of its existing rock and gravel mining operation with an additional 50-acre open-pit mine expansion on BLM land on the lower flanks of Methodist Mountain. If this expansion is approved as proposed, one […]
SMT 2020 Accomplishments and Thanks!
Throughout this incredibly difficult and challenging year, Salida Mountain Trails has been so fortunate to have a great group of volunteers, members, business sponsors – as well as our city, county, BLM, and Forest Service partners who have made possible some awesome new projects, continued trail maintenance, and successful fundraising efforts! With all the […]
Seasonal Closure Information
It’s that time of year again! We have several seasonal closures in effect for our trail system. These are enacted in order to protect wildlife, and are part of the agreement between SMT and land management agencies (like the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management) that allow us to build and enjoy these […]
New Sustaining Sponsor- Peakview Mortgage
Salida Mountain Trails wishes to sincerely thank PeakView Mortgage (NMLS#245088) for joining as new Sustaining Sponsors with their contribution of $2500. This money will be used for construction of new trails in the Methodist Mountain and Arkansas Hills Trails Systems. Pictured from left to right: Micah Garcia, Craig Schuchman, Robin Fuhrman, Matthew Wierzbinski, Wendy Schwarz, […]
Urgent- Hardrock Paving Expansion could destroy the Solstice Trail. Public Comment Needed!
Hard Rock Paving & Redi-Mix, Inc. operates a quarry south of Salida. The current mine footprint consists of both private and BLM land. The company recently applied to the BLM to expand the existing mining area. The additional area includes approximately 50 acres of BLM land, and the proposed expansion of the mining area would […]
Call for Local Trail Stewards
Due to Covid-19 social distancing requirements, SMT has suspended Shindigs. However, if you live in the Salida area and want to keep improving our trail system, SMT’s trail steward program can offer local residents an opportunity to get outdoors and help keep the trails in good shape. The trail steward program is designed to work around your schedule; work […]
See you in 2020!
We will not be hosting any more ShinDig Work days this year. Salida Mountain Trails sincerely thanks all of you who came out and helped in 2019, and we look forward to seeing you again in the Spring!
Weekday Trail Work Opportunity!
As many of you know, we are building a new trail connecting the Cottonwood drainage to Sweet Dreams and Chicken Dinner – working name “Lowry Property Trail’. Brink Messick is our builder and is a collaborative effort with the Colorado Mountain Club. We have Brink and his crew for 3 weeks of work and they […]