Southwest Colorado Cycling Association SWCCA

06/10/2026

Rico Trails Alliance party is on this Thursday June 11th! Lots of great stuff happening! https://www.ricotrailsalliance.org/blog/rta-fiesta-june-11-2026-membership-kickoff-amp-community-dinner

06/09/2026

Tuesday evening weekly trail work 6/9/26 from 3pm to 6pm ish at Boggy on the McNeil’s and Italian, plan on biking in or hiking. There will be beverages following trail work!!!

Work description - Trimming, buffing tread and cleaning drainages.

Parking - Drive past the main Boggy TH on FS 527 and continue to where McNeil West trail crosses and park there.

Work and tool location - Plan on biking or hiking in on McNeil West to the Italian and McNeil East intersection. Tools will be there. If you have not received safety instructions you will need to find a trail leader before starting work.

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the local trail system which would not exist if it was not for volunteers like you. Tools are very sharp so please do not use them with flimsy footwear! Wear sturdy footwear and bring gloves, water, sun protection, hat, snacks and eye protection. Before starting work you will need to sign a SWCCA waiver and BLM waiver. Be ready to have a rewarding day!

05/31/2026

Tuesday evening weekly trail work 6/2/26 from 3pm to 6pm ish at Boggy on the new Shush reroute around the logging project area. There will be beverages following trail work!!!

Work description - Hand finish work on new machine built reroute. Primarily naturalizing edges, smoothing tread, trimming roots and closing old route.

Parking and Tool location - Drive north on the Dolores Norwood Rd 31 about 3.8 Miles past road W and turn right on FS 258 Lower Boggy Road. This turn is on the long stretch of pavement before the cattle guard and upper Tava parking. Drive to the end of FS 258 and park under power lines. Parking: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9byB4xtqNVoMNsPu6

Work location - Plan on hiking in 3/4 mile XC or riding your bike 1.8 miles in on the closed utv road east to Shush. Reroute on west end of Shush starting where Shush trail crosses utv route. If you have not received safety instructions you will need to find a trail leader before starting work. Trailwork: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rYEDpA2J4obdccWJ8

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the local trail system which would not exist if it was not for volunteers like you. Tools are very sharp so please do not use them with flimsy footwear! Wear sturdy footwear and bring gloves, water, sun protection, hat, snacks and eye protection. Before starting work you will need to sign a SWCCA waiver and BLM waiver. Be ready to have a rewarding day!

05/17/2026

Tuesday evening weekly trail work 5/19/26 from 3pm to 6pm ish at Phil’s continuing post race cleanup. 12 Hourse of Mesa Verde race surpassed raising $1,000,000 for local kids and youth programs this year!!!!! There will be beverages following trail work!!!

Work description - Post-race maintenance. Primarily naturalizing passing lanes outside of tread. Working on tread, erosion, drainage and trimming.

Parking and Tool location - Meet at main Phil’s World parking lot. Tool trailer will be there. Then we will split into groups and drive back to access then hike in.

Work location - Race loop. If you have not received safety instructions you will need to find a trail leader before starting work.

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the local trail system which would not exist if it was not for volunteers like you. Tools are very sharp so please do not use them with flimsy footwear! Wear sturdy footwear and bring gloves, water, sun protection, hat, snacks and eye protection. Before starting work you will need to sign a SWCCA waiver and BLM waiver. Be ready to have a rewarding day!

05/15/2026

A bracelet was found on Tava. Message us with a description.

05/11/2026

Tuesday evening weekly trail work 5/12/26 from 3pm to 6pm ish at Phil’s for post race cleanup and PIZZA. 12 Hourse of Mesa Verde race surpassed raising $1,000,000 for local kids and youth programs this year!!!!! There will be PIZZA and beverages following trail work!!!

Work description - Post-race maintenance. Primarily naturalizing passing lanes outside of tread. Working on tread, erosion, drainage and trimming.

Parking and Tool location - Meet at main Phil’s World parking lot. Tool trailer will be there. Then we will split into groups and drive back to access Stinky then hike in.

Work location - Mostly east end of race loop. Some work is pre-marked with flagging. If you have not received safety instructions you will need to find a trail leader before starting work.

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the local trail system which would not exist if it was not for volunteers like you. Tools are very sharp so please do not use them with flimsy footwear! Wear sturdy footwear and bring gloves, water, sun protection, hat, snacks and eye protection. Before starting work you will need to sign a SWCCA waiver and BLM waiver. Be ready to have a rewarding day!

05/05/2026

Tuesday evening weekly trail work 5/5/26 from 3pm to 6pm ish at Phil’s. There will be beverages following trail work!!!

Work description - Pre-race maintenance. Working on tread, erosion, drainage and trimming.

Parking and Tool location - Meet at main Phil’s World parking lot. Tool trailer will be there. Then we will split into groups and drive back to access Stinky then hike in.

Work location - Mostly east end of race loop. Some work is pre-marked with flagging. If you have not received safety instructions you will need to find a trail leader before starting work.

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the local trail system which would not exist if it was not for volunteers like you. Tools are very sharp so please do not use them with flimsy footwear! Wear sturdy footwear and bring gloves, water, sun protection, hat, snacks and eye protection. Before starting work you will need to sign a SWCCA waiver and BLM waiver. Be ready to have a rewarding day!

04/24/2026

Tuesday evening weekly trail work is back on! 4/28/26 from 3pm to 6pm ish at Phil’s. There will be beverages following trail work!!!

Work description - Pre-race maintenance. Working on tread, erosion, drainage and trimming.

Parking and Tool location - Meet at main Phil’s World parking lot. Tool trailer will be there. Then we will split into groups and drive back to access Stinky then hike in.

Work location - Mostly east end of race loop. Some work is pre-marked with flagging. If you have not received safety instructions you will need to find a trail leader before starting work.

This is an exciting opportunity to improve the local trail system which would not exist if it was not for volunteers like you. Tools are very sharp so please do not use them with flimsy footwear! Wear sturdy footwear and bring gloves, water, sun protection, hat, snacks and eye protection. Before starting work you will need to sign a SWCCA waiver and BLM waiver. Be ready to have a rewarding day!

04/21/2026

✅🔥✅ UPDATE - Friday 4/24/2026 - All trails closed for the Boggy Rx burn are now OPEN.

🔥Update-Monday 4/20🔥

Fire crews have completed burning operations on the Boggy Draw Prescribed Fire, located northeast of Dolores, CO. In addition to many other benefits, this work helps protects critical infrastructure such as transmission lines (pictured) from future wildfires by removing hazardous fuels with low-intensity fire.

Firefighters will continue patrolling lines and mopping up in the coming days. Area residents can expect smoke to decrease now that firing operations are complete. Localized residual smoke can be expected, however, as interior pockets of fuel continue smoldering and consuming.

An area closure will remain in effect until fire managers determine it is safe to allow public back into the area. Learn more about the prescribed fire and the area closure on InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cosjf-2026-san-juan-national-forest-prescribed-fire-program

04/18/2026

Only 3 weeks until the 20th 12 Hours of Mesa Verde!! If you’re not racing please consider volunteering.

A huge thanks to SW Colorado Cycling Association volunteers who maintain the local trails in Cortez and Dolores; including pre and post race trail work at Phil's World.

SWCCA is volunteers dedicated to improving local mountain biking opportunities and experiences by advocating, building and maintaining trails. https://swcocycling.clubexpress.com/