Working to Preserve Open Space and Rural Land; and Create a Network of Trails, Bikeways and Greenways in the Pikes Peak Region
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Austin Bluffs Open SpaceThis nearly 500-acre parcel includes land from the formerly designated University Park Open Space, Pulpit Rock Park and Austin Bluffs Park. From winding paved greenways to difficult single track trails, Austin Bluffs Open Space offers spectacular trails and views mixed with wildlife in hte heart of Colorado Springs. Once part of the Houck Estate, this was one of the earliest open spaces preserved through the City's TOPS Program. Pulpit Rock towers over i-25 providing a spectacular rock formation on one the City's open spaces. Austin Bluffs Open Space offers a buffr for the surrounding communities, trails, an incredible rock formation and a wildlife sanctuary. Enter the University Park development off north Academy and go south on Rockhurst at the roundabout to the trailhead at the end of the road. Cross the street to the trail. To access the Pulpit Rock area, take Neada north just about as far as you can go. Park at the trailhead adjacent to the Utilities Substation..
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