# 37: Ring the Peak - the Vision Becoming a Reality

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Podcast: [Pedal The Springs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pedal-the-springs-102903)
Published: 2026-03-04T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pedal-the-springs.captivate.fm
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## Resource

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 Center U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Colorado Springs Airport Cripple Creek Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates Nick Ragain Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Association (COSMBA) Mile High Youth Corps Pedal the Springs is produced and presented by the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, the only bicycle-themed lodging and must-stay for cyclists coming to Colorado. Check us out at https://www.bicycleresort.com for more information. Episodes are recorded in the Studio 809 Podcasts community podcast studio at The Next Us. https://thenextus.spaces.nexudus.com/?public& F…

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