2024 Colorado Trail Symposium Schedule

All sessions will meet at the SteamPlant Event Center at 220 W Sackett Ave, Salida, CO 81201.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Welcome/Introduction of Steering Committee

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM     Key Note Speaker: Tony Boone

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Session 1: Panel Discussion on Building Accessible Trails. Dan Allen, Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. Erin Reid. Pike and San Isabel National Forest. Tony Overlock. Town of Breckenridge. Becky Pomering, City of Fort Collins Natural Areas. Beau Clark, City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM     Lunch

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM       Session 2

• Wilderness Trail Maintenance and Structures. Sean Burke, Headwaters Trails Alliance.

• HETAP - The First Season in Review. Brandon Poole and Mason Mizener, City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.

• Visitor Use Monitoring for Trails: Implementation and Management. Matt Spinner and Joel Brunger, Town of Erie Parks and Recreation Department.

• Colorado’s Guide for Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind. Lexi Hamous and Cassidy English. Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM      Session 3

• 2013 Boulder Flood: Advanced Trail work, Rigging and Future Goals. - Jonathan Moser, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks.

• Finding a Silver Lining: Transforming Adversity Into Opportunity with the Development of a Lake Jetty. Spencer Thompson and Andre Roeding, City of Westminister.

• Trail to Office to Trail - GIS in Trail Planning. Jon Altshuld - Chinook Landscape Architecture.

• Adaptive Handcycles. Topher Downham, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks.

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM      Session 4

• Connecting Landscapes Through Community Partnerships. Cesar Aspiazu, Bolivian Trails Network.

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – Tricks of the Trade for Trails. Debbie Kill and Greg Bergquist, Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC).

• Holistic trail management: more than just singletrack. Jon Terbush, Salida Mountain Trails. Zach Ryerson, Salida Parks and Recreation. Kalem Lenard, Assistant Field Manager at Bureau of Land Management, Royal Gorge Field Office.

• Mechanized Trail Building. Brock Messner, Jefferson County Open Space.

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM     Networking Event and Presentation of the Golden McLeod Award at High Side Bar & Grill at 300 W Sackett Ave, Salida, CO 81201.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

All Field Trips meet at the SteamPlant Event Center at 220 W Sackett Ave, Salida, CO 81201.

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM         Breakfast/Grab Lunch

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM        Session 5: Round Table Discussions

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM      Closing Remarks

10:15 AM – 2:30 PM       Field Trips

• Trail Walk and Talk. Tony Boone

• Adaptive Mountain Bike Ride. Topher Downham, Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks

• Burmac Site Visit

• Safety and Efficiency in Trailside Skyline Rigging. Mike McHugh, Park Resource Technician, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CANCELED)

• Mechanized Trail Building. Brock Messner, Jefferson County Open Space.

• Segment 14 of Colorado Trail Hike. Join the Colorado Trail Foundation for an educational hike and discussion on segment 14 of the Colorado Trail near the Angel of Shavano.  This discussion will focus on reading the trail for maintenance needs to help educate volunteers and trail adopters on how to maintain the trail to standard. (CANCELED)

• Monarch Crest Ride. Shuttle provided by Absolute Bikes

• Continental Divide National Scenic Trail/Colorado Trail Reroute at Monarch Mountain. The Colorado Trail Foundation is excited to partner with Monarch Mountain and the US Forest Service to construct a minor reroute of the CDNST/ CT in preparation for the No Name Expansion.

Self-guided hikes and bike rides

• Arkansas Hills Trail System

• Methodist Mountain Trail System

Parking

• Street Parking and Public Parking Lots are available thoughout Salida.

Lodging

• Salida Gateway Inn & Suites. 1310 E Rainbow Blvd, Salida, CO 81201.

• Browns Canyon Inn. 407 US-50, Salida, CO 81201.

Camping

• Salida East Campground

Golden McLeod Award

Each year attendees vote on trail projects nominated for the Golden McLeod Award. This award goes to a trail project that represents ingenuity in trail construction and maintenance. If you have a project you would like to nominate, please send pictures and a brief description to Beau Clark with Golden McLeod in the subject line by August 30. It’s best to submit the highest quality images (.jpg or .png) and text to be in word or .pdf format.

Information for Presenters

All break out rooms have a projector with an HMDI port. Please bring your presentation on a USB flash drive with a laptop computer and a HDMI connector.

Supported By

• Mountain Smith

• Great Outdoors Colorado

• Timberline Trail Craft