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…
Amy NelsonJune 6, 2022
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…
Bill ManningAugust 7, 2021
FOOD PRECAUTIONS FOR BEARS & CRITTERS Trouble with bears is increasing. Along The Colorado Trail, the trouble with bears and other critters is primarily with the food and trash CT…
Bill ManningApril 27, 2021
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…
Bill ManningApril 20, 2021
UPDATED JULY 14, 2021 - Here is where you can buy the SWA Pass online. Click on "State Wildlife Area Pass." https://www.cpwshop.com/home.page A Colorado State Wildlife Area (SWA) Pass will,…
Bill ManningMarch 25, 2021
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…
Bill ManningJuly 7, 2020
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…
Bill ManningMay 26, 2020
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…
Bill ManningMay 5, 2020
Posted April 21, 2020 - Recently a distance hiker brought up switchbacks on the CT as well as the relatively gentle Trail grades. Making a comparison with another long trail,…
Bill ManningApril 21, 2020
