City Council voted 6-3 in favor of purchasing the Anderson parcel! The item will go before Council again for a second hearing in about two weeks and then (if all goes well, which it should) a closing date will be set. This new parcel will one day allow a northeast access to Corral Bluffs that’s… [Continue Reading]
Promoting use of Black Forest Trails and Parks for hikers, bikers, educational purposes, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and equestrians Fun trails for avid horseriders
Section 16 Toilet Update—by Judi Tobias Shortly before the first of the year, BFTA reached its goal of $5000 as its portion of the cost of the vault toilet to be built at Black Forest Section 16. Many thanks to all our generous donors who made this happen. On Jan. 31, the first meeting… [Continue Reading]
by Cheryl Pixley The spring Trail and Road Cleanup for Section 16 is scheduled for May 12. Meet at the Section 16 parking lot (on the north side of Burgess Road just west of Vollmer) at 9:00am. We will end at 11:30am, or earlier if we have a good turnout of workers. In the event… [Continue Reading]
by Hank Hoover If you’ve visited our website recently (BlackForestTrails.org) you may have noticed that we are entering the world of social networking by having Facebook and Twitter accounts. You can post your photos, organize activities, tell us about problems with parks in our area, give us suggestions, etc. Hopefully these tools will allow us to… [Continue Reading]
Black Forest Trails Association lost one of its founding members on December 20, 2011. “Ike” Mosgrove got things started in 1994-95 and kept them going until poor health slowed her down in recent years. There had been an earlier trails organization called the Black Forest Equestrian Club which had become inactive which left a small… [Continue Reading]
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Section 16 Is Getting a New Toilet
Due to a truly collaborative effort between El Paso County Parks Department and fundraising by the Black Forest Trails Association, Section 16 in … [Read More...]
New Website!
Welcome to the new BFTA website! The new website has an enhanced calendar to let you know about upcoming events and news pertaining to trails and … [Read More...]

BFTA Is Now on Facebook and Twitter
by Hank Hoover If you’ve visited our website recently (BlackForestTrails.org) you may have noticed that we are entering the world of social … [Read More...]
Time to Renew Your Membership
by Hank Hoover If you haven’t already done so, it is time to renew your BFTA membership. If you don’t remember if you have already paid your dues … [Read More...]

Section 16 Park Toilet Fund meets fundraising goal!
Section 16 Toilet Update—by Judi Tobias Shortly before the first of the year, BFTA reached its goal of $5000 as its portion of the cost … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events:

Lots of Great Summer Hiking
Summer’s here and there’s a lot of hiking to do in the Black Forest Region. If you haven’t yet, you should try to get out and hike all of the great trails we have so near to our homes. Did you know that the Black Forest is home to many “indian trail trees”. These are [...]
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BFTA along with the Colorado State Forest Service chips Section 16 slash.
Volunteers from the Black Forest Trails Association, in conjunction with volunteers with the Colorado State Forest Service, spent several hours on Saturday 5/5 chipping slash in Black Forest Section 16. CSFA brought their massive Morbark chipper (12" diameter log capacity) down from Ft. Collins … [Read More...]

In Memory of Iris J. Mosgrove
Black Forest Trails Association lost one of its founding members on December 20, 2011. “Ike” Mosgrove got things started in 1994-95 and kept them going until poor health slowed her down in recent years. There had been an earlier trails organization called the Black Forest Equestrian Club … [Read More...]

Black Forest Section 16 Park – great for a ride
Black Forest Section 16 Park - great for a ride … [Read More...]

Black Forest Regional Park Picnic Pavilion
Black Forest Regional Park Picnic Pavilion … [Read More...]
















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