We had an amazing 2024 COS Witches, Warlocks & Ghouls Ride! All of the contributions for the 2024 ride totaled to $26,925. Please take a moment and check out our gallery of photos from this years event.

Photo Credits to Paul Robinson and Bill Gast

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Get ready for a spellbinding day of fun at the 2nd Annual Colorado Springs Witches, Warlocks, and Ghouls Bike Ride! Join us on October 26, 2024, from 12 to 5 p.m. as we pedal through downtown Colorado Springs, dressed in our spookiest attire and decked out bikes, all in support of the Circle of Hope fund at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Foundation. This thrilling event helps provide crucial grants to cancer patients where 100% of every gift reaches our patients and their families by providing; transportation, nutrition, lodging or other basic necessities to allow them to focus on healing.

Memorial Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)(3). All gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please consult with your tax advisor for information regarding your tax deduction.

EIN: 84-1576338

Learn more about the Circle of Hope fund here.


For the 2nd Annual Witches Ride we are thrilled to add a second route (Trail 2 Legacy Loop) offering more mileage for the adults and more skilled youth riders. So, grab your broomsticks— err, bikes— and let’s ride for a cause that truly matters.


Trail 1: Middle Shooks Trail Route to Acacia Park

Good Neighbors Meeting House (Mid-Shooks Run Trail) 12:00 pm to Acacia Park (Approx. 45 mins, family friendly route)

  • 12:00 p.m. Leave Good Neighbors and Head South On Mid-Shooks Run towards Uintah

  • Cross Uintah St and continue on Mid-Shooks Run towards Cache La Poudre St

  • Cross Cache La Poudre St & continue on Mid-Shooks Run towards Willamette Ave

  • Take a right/Head West on Willamette Ave utilizing the designated Bicycle Lane towards Tejon Street

  • Take a Left onto Tejon Street to Acacia Park


Trail 2: Legacy Loop Route to Acacia Park

Stir at the Bon (Legacy Loop Trail) 12:00 pm
Acacia Park (Approx. 45 mins)

  • 12:00 p.m. Leave Stir (2330 N Wahsatch Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907) and head West on E Jackson and take Right onto Middle Shooks Run

  • Continue on Middle Shooks Run to Rock Island Trail /Legacy Loop Trail

  • Keep on West side of Legacy Loop Trail

  • Continue south on Legacy Loop passing by Monument Valley Park, continuing to America The Beautiful Park

  • Pass through the America The Beautiful Park to the Cimmaron Street Sidewalk, and use the bike path/sidewalk to cross over the bridge to S. Sierra Madre St

  • Left onto S. Sierra Madre St up to Costilla St

  • Right onto Costilla St to S Tejon St

  • Left (North) onto S Tejon St ending at Acacia Park


Optional Return Route: Acacia Park back to Good Neighbors Meeting House / Stir via Middle Shooks Trail (4:00 pm)

On this bewitching afternoon out, we encourage everyone visit their favorite spots downtown, vibe to the live DJ beats in the park, and check out the local business sponsors dressed in their spookiest witch and warlock attire. Don’t miss this enchanting evening of fun, flavor, and magical memories.

The 4 p.m. trek back is optional — Feel free to enjoy yourself downtown and rally back at your leisure!


Things to Bring:

  • Witch, Warlock, or Ghoul Costume

  • Decorated Bicycle

  • Helmet

  • Bicycle Lock (If you plan to park and visit a partnering business)

  • Water

  • Layers (We all know what Colorado Weather can be like in the Fall. It can change quickly)

  • Fun! (Get ready to have a blast, soak up the vibes, and enjoy the ride through our beautiful town)