Salida Mountain Trails is pleased to announce the receipt of a $72,350 trails grant from the State of Colorado for construction of a new 3.6 mile section of the popular Cottonwood Trail. In addition, these funds will help build a new trailhead parking lot and informational kiosk. The Cottonwood Trail, beginning from the intersection of […]
February ShinDig is cancelled – but SMT volunteers are needed for March event
Our monthly ShinDig scheduled for this Saturday was looking good weather-wise until today. With the amount of wet snow, we will cancel for February. However, we need your help in March and would like to ask for your advanced commitment to help us pull this off. As per the past several years, SMT is replacing […]
Your email comments to the BLM are needed!
We need your help and it is super easy, so bear with us for a quick explanation. SMT has been working with the BLM over the past several months to propose approximately 12 miles of new trails to enhance both the Arkansas Hills and Methodist Mountain trail systems. These proposed additions include connections between existing […]
January ShinDig is cancelled
FYI – We will not have our monthly trail work day for January. Hope you enjoying the snow up high or the thaw here in town! Stay tuned for our plans for February… Happy New Year! SMT
Cottonwood Trail – Seasonal Closure
Just wanted to let everyone know that USFS has closed the Cottonwood trail between 181 and 173 for critical big game habitat, December 15 to March 15. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! – SMT
ShinDig – Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, December 13, 8:30am
ShinDig – Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, December 13, 8:30am We will build a short reroute on the South Backbone trail that will enable this long time local favorite to become a legal system trail. Meet at 8:30am at the F St. bridge parking lot. This slightly earlier (and probably colder) meeting time will […]
SMT Accomplishments, Plans, and Thanks!
We will resume our quarterly volunteer update meetings in early 2015, but wanted to provide a summary of what we’ve done this year and our plans for the future. First and foremost, we want to thank all of our volunteers and partners who have contributed to our trail building efforts this past year! We’ve had […]
ShinDig – Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, November 8, 9:00am
We will be doing some much needed maintenance on the Dead Bird Trail. Meet at 9:00am at the Racetrack and Lost trailhead Parking Lot, just south and off Hwy 50 immediately east of Big-O Tires. Please wear sturdy boots, long pants and weather appropriate clothing, and bring gloves, water, and sun screen. SMT will provide […]
ShinDig Re-cap from Oct 11
22 volunteers came out on a beautiful autumn day to put in a few hours’ work revitalizing several sections of the Race Track trail. It’s a venerable trail and a local favorite so the plan was to reestablish its character of being ride able in both directions for riders of a wide range of ability […]
ShinDig – Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, October 11, 9:00am
We will be doing some much needed maintenance on the Racetrack trail. The summer rains have taken a toll, and is time to show this heavily utilized trail a little love. Meet at 9:00am at the Burmac Parking Lot (Lost and Racetrack trailhead), just south and off Hwy 50 immediately east of Big-O Tires. Please […]