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Jefferson Spivey born in 1934 [1] is an American author, conservationist, equestrian, and inventor.Spivey is best known for his multiple solo horseback rides spanning two decades to promote conservation, animal migration welfare [2] and access to public lands. [3]
The high elevation of Palmer Park relative to the city of Colorado Springs provides many long distance vistas At 730.7 acres (295.7 ha) in size, the park contains over 25 miles (40 km) of trails for horseback riding, mountain biking, and hiking. [ 2 ]
13.8 miles (22.2 km) of developed trails for hiking and horse-back riding are found in the 784.9 acres (317.6 ha) open space. There is also a dog off-leash trail and picnic area. Parking is off of Ore Mill Road and 31st Street, including a horse trailer area, and the main parking area is off of Ridge Road and Highway 24. [21] Rockrimmon Open Space
Colorado Trail: 483 777 Central Colorado: Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver: Durango: completed in 1987; highest point 13,334 ft (4,064 m); most above 10,000 ft (3,000 m); often dips below the alpine timberline Conestoga Trail System: 65.8 106 Pennsylvania: Horse-Shoe Trail: Mason-Dixon Trail: A linear trail that traverses Lancaster County ...
The trails are open from dawn to dusk each day. [5] A short 0.4-mile (0.64 km) trail, Bear Creek Trail, provides a trail from the eastern edge of the park at 8th Street to the Pikes Peak Greenway in the Power Plant Reach. [9] [10] Trails can be accessed at the nature center, picnic pavilions or the 21st Street trail parking lot. [3]
A bridle path, also called a bridleway, equestrian trail, horse riding path, bridle road, or horse trail, is a trail or a thoroughfare that is used by people riding on horses, though such trails often now serve a wider range of users, including equestrians, hikers, [1] and cyclists. Such paths are either impassable for motorized vehicles, or ...
The trail passes through 14 national parks and 16 national forests and uses sections of or connects to five National Scenic Trails, 10 National Historic Trails, and 23 National Recreation Trails. For part of its distance, it is coincident with the North Country Trail, the Buckeye Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Colorado Trail.
There are several short, pedestrian-only trails in the park: Funicular Trail, Geologic Overlook Trail, Mt. Vernon Creek Trail, Red Rocks Trail, and the Trading Post Trail. Other multi-use trails are open to mountain bikes, horses, and leashed dogs. [6] [7] [8]