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Residents invited to vote for Virginia Canyon Mountain Park bike trail names Idaho Springs planners want to hear from residents to finalize trail names BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A collaboration between Idaho Springs, The Mighty Argo and the Colorado Mountain Bike Association plans a total of 12 miles of bike trails in three phases, and it will ultimately offer a combination of multiuse trails as well as those specifically designated for hikers or mountain bikers, according to COMBA. City council members decided April 22 to put up a a poll so that residents can have their say in what the trails will be named. An online ballot is available and names such as Bumble Foot, Widow Maker, Panic Switch, Ten Day Jacks and more. “This is a pretty unique project and I think it’s going to be a major boon for the residents and business in Idaho Springs,” COMBA Executive Director Gary Moore said. Phase 1, completed in 2022, is the main four-mile trail through the SEE BIKE TRAIL, P6
Phase 3 of the mountain bike trails relies on a $400,000 advance from the planned Argo gondola.
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