The Summit County government is working on a new program in an effort to get hikers to ditch their cars and use the Summit Stage to access popular trailheads. Dubbed the Transit to Trails program,.
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Summit Stage riders may see another season of hourlong wait times as staffing issues persist. Despite a $2,000 bonus for transit workers, Summit County has not been able to overcome its bus driver staffing issues,.
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Quandary Peak is pictured May 21. The 14,265-foot peak is the most popular 14er in Colorado, attracting hikers, climbers and skiers year-round, which has led to the trailhead parking lot overflowing on busy days and creating traffic issues for nearby residents.
Photo by Jason Connolly / Jason Connolly Photography
Summit County officials, along with leaders from the town of Breckenridge, are pushing forward with some strategies to help mitigate the overcrowded parking at the Quandary Peak trailhead, but more work is to be done to ensure surrounding trailheads, including McCullough Gulch, won’t be negatively impacted.
During a Summit Board of County Commissioners work session Tuesday, July 13, Assistant County Manager Bentley Henderson updated the board on how these various strategies are coming together. While some of the measures can be acted on immediately such as adding an additional 15 to 20 spots to the trailhead’s parking lot, striping the lot to make for more organized