2025 Tour

Urban Water Cycle Tour is a special downtown Legacy Loop bicycle tour with stops along the way to showcase water-related and important infrastructure.  This tour is a collaboration between the City of Colorado Springs, the Trails and Open Space Coalition, Fountain Creek Watershed District, Concrete Coyote, Colorado Springs Utilities and several others.  Free event.  Total 10 miles, mostly flat.

When: Friday, September 26 or Saturday, September 27 (choose which day you want to participate)

Why: Support the Mayor’s commitment to bring communities together while showcasing important infrastructure and projects to improve the vitality of our community.

Who: Open to everyone 18 or older on a first come, first serve basis.  Maximum 30 riders per day.

View the 2025 flyer

Urban Water Tour Map - All information on webpage

Speakers/ Stops:

9:00 am - Start at TOSC Office/COS Sustain-a-center

  1. Concrete Coyote
  2. Drake, what’s left or next
  3. America The Beautiful
  4. Tahama Spring/Historical ties people and land
  5. Monument Valley Project
  6. Popcycle Bridge
  7. Cascade Trail
  8. Uintah crossing

12:00 pm - End at TOSC Office

Register for Friday, September 26 Ride

Register for Saturday, September 27 ride

What you’ll learn:

  • What are the Shooks Run, Monument Creek, Fountain Creek, and Arkansas River watersheds?
  • What is the water quality of our streams?
  • How are utility infrastructure projects impacting our waterways?
  • How are community partners connecting neighborhoods to trails and creeks?
  • How can you protect stream health and support a sustainable water supply?