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Trail Tip Tuesday – PACK OUT YOUR TOILET PAPER. Please help keep The Colorado Trail beautiful. Pack out your toilet paper. It is easy. Prepare at home by getting one…
Posted March 10, 2020 THIS REMAINS TRUE EVERY TRAIL SEASON - Quite a percentage of you CT distance travelers are planning the trip with your dog(s). Some dog travelers have…
During the 2023 hiking season, it is highly unlikely you will encounter wolves because there is only one documented pack in the state. This pack is over 200 miles north…
Colorado Trail Facebook groups are a great resource for current trail conditions, updates, and information sharing. CT users post frequently and so does the CTF. We recommend you visit and…
If you are planning to ship yourself any resupply boxes this trail season, consider sending them UPS-Brown or FedEx. (Not USPS.) Reports from maildrop locations are that boxes being sent…
UPDATED AUGUST 7, 2021 The Colorado Trail (CT) has its own set of characteristics. Some of these will be of particular interest to travelers who’ve already experienced one or more…
CONSIDER SHUTTLING AT THE START, a useful Colorado Trail tip. If you are planning a one-way Trail trip, consider planning to leave your car at your end point, where you’ll…
Posted July 7, 2020. IN 2021 NEW REGS INSTITUTED. SEE THE UPDATE HERE - A license is now required to travel a tiny fraction of The Colorado Trail (CT). Here are…
Posted May 26, 2020 THIS REMAINS TRUE EVERY YEAR - Most of the service providers along The Colorado Trail have long been ‘hiker friendly.’ Merchants and others are usually pretty…
Posted May 5, 2020 - The 2020 season on The Colorado Trail will, for long distance travelers, be different than any other. Covid-19 will increase challenges involving hitchhiking, shuttling, lodging…