The Yard - Cañon City's First Mountain Bike Skills Park

Cañon City, while now home to over 61 miles of singletrack trail, still lacks a central location to build mountain bike skills. With the recent completion of Smooth Criminal, a flow (gravity) trail, our community is ready to implement phase II of the original project. Fremont Adventure Recreation and the Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District would like to introduce you to The Yard – Cañon City’s first bike skills park! Scheduled for completion in late spring, 2021, this area will allow local riders to ride laps on a system of short trails designed to aid skills progression in an close-to-town environment. 

By placing features and short, looped trails environment, young and developing riders can focus efforts on learning new skills while remaining close to parents or guardians and in-town amenities like schools, parks, and homes. 
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DESIGN

The skills park will located adjacent to the the Eagle Wing Trailhead at the north end of South Cañon Trails. This area is accessible from the Riverwalk and downtown, but also connects to the larger trail system. The park will include 2 downhill flow lines, each with 4 structures, and a climbing trail. Features are being fabricated by an outside company to ensure quality construction and safety, and will be shipped in and installed.
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TIMELINE

The features have been ordered, the trails are flagged, and we’re about ready to cut ground at The Yard. We expect delivery of the features in early April and completion soon after that date. (Trail construction is always dependent on a number of factors, including weather conditions.) 
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FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

This is a big project! The total cost amounts to just about $40,000. With prefab features costing $30,000, design and trail construction costs at $7,000-9,000, and some additional signage and maintenance costs – we need your help! Our community-supported 1% for Trails program will allow us to cover the bulk of the price, but we need to raise $5,000 in order to make sure that we can finish the project and still have a balance left to continue other trail-related projects in the area. We’ve already gotten the wheel rolling, but we need YOU! Fundraising efforts will begin on February 1st and run through March 31st. You'll have an opportunity to earn sweet prizes while raising money for The Yard. 

DONATE

Join us at Pizza Madness in Cañon City for Pint Night - to raise funds for the 1% for Trails Program! Donate $25 and get a commemorative pint glass, plus fill it up with a beer / drink of your choice for FREE. (First beer free, additional beers must be purchased.)
Buy a pint from 12:00 on and get a FREE pint glass and beer!

Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm 
Swag pickup: 5:00 - 8:00 pm 
Cost: Donate $25 and get a pint glass and FREE beer! (Donate more and grab some other cool swag!)
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For those who donated to The Yard fundraiser, this is also a swag pickup opportunity. Swag pickup from 5:00-8:00 pm. 

More information here: www.facebook.com/events/489231469123318