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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…
Every single Trail season, bear problems happen along The Colorado Trail. Now in my 17th year as Executive Director with the CT Foundation, I cannot remember a trail season without…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…