For 314 miles (of the 567 mile total), The Colorado Trail is co-located with the CDNST, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Spectacular! Books and maps often indicate where it’s co-located, including the CT Databook and Map Books. CT users traveling southbound will meet the co-located section in CT Segment 6 atop Georgia Pass, stay on it when they […]
Training for a long hike
Super important, training beforehand ups your likelihood of success. Hike hills (even stairs) up and down. Ramp up mileage & elevation. Ease into carrying your pack, increasing the weight. Tread on irregular trail surfaces (if possible). Train your feet and dial your footwear. Strengthen your ankles, legs, butt and back. Overnight with your gear and […]
Focus On Footwear
Very important during training for Colorado Trail trips, that you dial-in your shoes (and socks). Avoid blisters if you can; they make hiking much harder to enjoy. Find the right fit, roominess, and breathability (etc) that works best for your feet. Well in advance of your trip, try different shoes until you have some winners. Then […]
Snowpack Norms
TRAIL TIP TUESDAY…SNOWPACK FREE, WHEN..? No sure thing, but Colorado Trail experience gives us date guidance. Here’s when different places on the CT might be ‘snowpassable,’ meaning not too arduous or hazardous: Segs 1-3: mid-May Segs 4, 5, 11, 14, 17, 18: mid-June Segs 6-10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19-28: July 1st Segs CW01-CW05: early-mid July
2015 Trail Crew Accomplishments
14 Trail Crews, 90 total crew days 248 volunteers 8,510 volunteer hours contributed 1,500 lineal feet of tread rebuilt 350 lineal feet of turnpike constructed 2,700 lineal feet of new trail constructed CT cabin cleaned up and readied for sale One-Day Crew 0115 – Gudy Gaskill Bridge June 13, 2015 Crew Leader: Loren Woods Total […]
2015 Trail Care Success
In 2015 … 618 CTF VOLUNTEERS contributed 20,069 hours preserving The Colorado Trail, an astounding $515,371 worth of labor! Adopt-A-Trail VOLUNTEERS • 234 Adopters & Helpers • 2,681 hours: Maintained the 567-mile CT (as they do annually) 93 volunteer Adopters plus their helpers Multiple excursions each summer Cleared the Trail, sawing and removing numerous fallen trees Cleaned hundreds of […]
2015 Adopt-a-Trail Accomplishments
Adopters are the front line volunteers caring for The Colorado Trail. They ‘take on’ the responsibility of their section and do the annual maintenance on it. Some do the work themselves and some assemble a group for the outing. Visiting as soon as they can after the snow melts in late Spring, they cut and […]
2014 Trail Crew Reports
12 Trail Crews, 9 week-longs and 3 weekends 219 volunteers (including crew leaders, cooks, trail workers, Operations Manager…) 58,206 feet of trail improved (over 11 miles: rebuilt tread, rehabbed, widened, boggy sections raised, overgrowth removed…) 403 water drains built and rebuilt (rolling dips, check steps, knicks…) 19 switchbacks improved (smoothed, widened, drainage rebuilt…) 14 creek […]
2014 Trail Care Success
In 2014 alone … 663 VOLUNTEERS contributed 11,281 hours preserving The Colorado Trail, an astounding $283,153 worth of labor! (1) Adopt-A-Trail VOLUNTEERS • 240 Adopters & Helpers • 2,388 hours: Maintained The Colorado Trail (all 567 miles, as they do annually) 79 volunteer Adopters plus their helpers Multiple excursions each summer Cleared the Trail, sawing and removing numerous […]
2014 Adopt-a-Trail Accomplishments
Adopters are the front line volunteers caring for The Colorado Trail. They ‘take on’ the responsibility of their section and do the annual maintenance on it. Some do the work themselves and some assemble a group for the outing. Visiting as soon as they can after the snow melts in late Spring, they cut and […]