Colorado Springs Trail Conditions

01/21/2026

Scientists say we swallow 8 spiders per year, so I like to get mine all out of the way at once.

01/21/2026

Santa Fe Trail will be closed just south of Monument for the next three weeks. Be sure to follow or of they get the first scoop about reroutes and updates!

01/21/2026

1/20/26 Austin Bluffs, Mt Herman OS

Pics 1-5: Austin Bluffs on north facing sides is intermittent ice and packed snow, but plenty of dry trails on sun exposed ridges. Pretty equal mix.
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Pic 6-7: Mount Herman - The trails were about half dry and half rough ice covered with packed snow. Traction was pretty good throughout.
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Pic 8: Temporary closure today and tomorrow on Sinton Trail.

01/19/2026

1/18/26 Bear Creek, High Drive, Pueblo Reservoir, Red Rock Canyon OS

01/19/2026

01/18/2026

A cold front moves through this evening, spreading light snurfall from north to south after 7 PM. 

It looks like the greatest lift and instability with the front will be east of the continental divide with the potential for the highest amounts to be along and east of I-25.

Snow tapers and exits southern Colorado by around NOON Monday.

Amounts will be light but fairly widespread, generally a trace to 2 inches. The lowest totals will be across our northern zones, but a few isolated spots could exceed 2 inches, mainly south of I-76 and north of Highway 50.

Think Palmer Divide, Rampart Range, El Paso County, and eastern plains. That’s not all of you. Just some of you.

Didn’t have time to create a map, so this is a generalized zone, and yes, Google is free if you don’t know where you’re at.

And I know a trace to 2 inches isn’t a lot, but you can want in one hand and s**t in the other, see which fills up first.

If some of those words offend you, I’ll try to find some more vulgar language for next time. 🥰

You get what you get, you don’t throw a fit.

I’ll keep you updated. K thanks bye.

01/18/2026

1/17/26 North Cheyenne Cañon

First one is Kineo Mt trail and the second two are from 7 bridges. Kineo was slightly packed. 7 bridges was very packed and had a lot of icy spots. Definitely recommend traction on 7 bridges. Upper Gold camp (from parking lot to buckhorn cutoff has a light coating snow, no traction needed (didnt take pics of the road).
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01/16/2026

01/16/2026

1/16/26 Cheyenne Mountain SP, Cottonwood Creek Trail
Pics 1-3: Cheyenne Mnt SP is more winter mux than dirt, and dirt goes into mud as the sun rises.
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Pic4-5: Cottonwood Creek Trail
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01/16/2026

𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄

Beginning 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the Conexus grading contractor will resume grading activities in preparation for the construction of the realigned Old Denver Road as part of the Conexus Project. The new alignment of Old Denver Road is intended to shift traffic away from the existing roadway and reduce impacts to residential properties located to the west. Scheduled grading will occur east of the existing Old Denver Road and north of the Creek Valley Circle alignment.

****𝙏𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙁𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨.**** This closure and associated grading activities are consistent with plans approved by the Town of Monument and El Paso County. Motorists are encouraged to exercise caution when traveling along Old Denver Road during ongoing construction.