Colorado Trail
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Trail Medallion- CT LOGO
$14.95Add to cartBuy one or more of these CT Medallions to enhance your trip. Or commemorate a successful CT adventure or Completion. The hand made medallions are sand cast from recycled aluminum. Hang one on your pack or just about anywhere. They will also look great on your keychain or as a tree ornament!
- hand made
- generously donated to the CTF
- your purchase will help support the CTF mission of trail maintenance
- share the CT logo with others
- great addition to your kit
- immediately recognizable
Each medallion is 1.5in W x 1.75in H, and comes strung with green cord, which is removable.
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Colorado Trail Guidebook, 9th Edition
$26.95Add to cartThe most up-to-date, official CT Guidebook, it will remain so for the entire 2021 Colorado Trail season.
This book covers the entire Colorado Trail, all 567 miles between Denver and Durango, including Segments 1-28 plus CW01-CW05. This is the first edition Guidebook that covers the 80-mile CT Collegiate West that was added to The Colorado Trail in 2012. This comprehensive book helps you plan your CT excursions, can guide you on the trail, and is particularly well-suited to have either in an automobile or at home. It is your official resource for hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and bicycling The Colorado Trail.
Maps in this guidebook show the roads pertinent to the Trail. Travel directions are also provided for each major trail access point. This road coverage is almost essential for the automobile portions of many excursions, including the car trips done by segment travelers as well as the driving done by support people who rendezvous with trail travelers.
The 9th Edition CT Guidebook includes…
- DETAIL – an in-depth chapter for every CT segment (1-28 + CW01-CW05)
- up to date with recent trail reroutes
- mileage & elevation stats
- segment overview
- trailheads and access points
- driving directions and access road info
- mile by mile trail description and highlights
- map of each segment (highlighted CT, milepoints and roads)
- elevation profile for each part of the Trail
- GPS waypoints including segment endpoints (coordinates in UTM)
- resupply towns info
- INCLUDED – chapters on CT heritage, natural history and geology
- BEST RESOURCE – trip planning guide
- BIG PICTURE – end-to-end elevation profiles plus Collegiate East and West (helping with snowpack considerations)
- VISUALS – full-color photographs throughout
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- DETAIL – an in-depth chapter for every CT segment (1-28 + CW01-CW05)
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Colorado Trail Databook, 8th Edition
$14.95Add to cartPocket-sized including water sources and reliability, the CT Databook is the “CliffsNotes” version of the CT Guidebook. Users like carrying it and referring to it on the Trail.
Databook 8 is New for the 2021 Trail Season, it is lighter and thinner than the waterproof 7th Edition. The 8th Edition of the CT Databook builds on the usefulness of previous editions beginning with an end-to-end refinement of the Trail survey data, leading to mileage changes throughout the Databook. Key features have been corrected, particularly those that pertain to intersections and water sources, and the book has been revised to include all Trail reroutes. Resupply towns information has been rewritten and made current.
The Databook answers your questions, including: How far is the next water source and how reliable is it? How many miles? What elevation? Where can I resupply? Information is presented in an easy-to-understand system of key words, symbols, maps and elevation profiles for each of the Trail segments. CT travelers appreciate using it as they travel the Trail.
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18″x24″ Colorado Trail Poster Map
$10.00Add to cartThis artful poster map is a great addition to anyone’s home. Published in 2013, this handsome map was developed by USGS’ premier cartographers using precise Colorado Trail line data against detailed Rocky Mountain landscape. Elevations are represented by a scale of earth-tone colors. Every single mountain and valley really jumps off the map!
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- 18″ x 24″
- Shaded relief map
- Highlights 53 of Colorado’s famous 14ers
SHIPMENT NOTE: While most orders ship in a single package, your Poster Map will ship in a sturdy mailing tube, separate from any other items. Though all packages typically ship the same day, THE TUBE OFTEN ARRIVES A WEEK AFTER OTHER ITEMS, a delay caused by Post Office processing. Please expect this, and thanks for your patience!
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- Published by The Colorado Trail Foundation
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Package Deal : CT Guidebook & Long Trails “How to Thru-Hike”
$46.90Add to cartSave $5.00 on this awesome package!
The Colorado Trail Guidebook and Long Trails, “Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike”…
Get these official books, the newest editions available.
- The Official Colorado Trail Guidebook: A must-have for planning your CT adventure. Perfect to leave with your support person(s) so they can help better, and nearly essential to consult for any automobile trips to and from the CT. It is your official resource for hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and bicycling The Colorado Trail.
- Backpacker Long Trails, Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike: This is the best, comprehensive, ‘how to’ thru-hike book. It is an ‘easy read’ or can be used as a reference manual. You’ll find trail-proven advice on selecting gear, stocking resupplies, and planning your budget and schedule, complete with gorgeous photographs of life on the trail.
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Package Deal : Long Trails “How to Thru-Hike” and Voices of The Colorado Trail
$44.90Add to cartSave $5.00 on this awesome package!
“Long Trails, Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike” and “Voices of The Colorado Trail”…
- Backpacker Long Trails, Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike: This is the best, comprehensive, ‘how to’ thru-hike book. It is an easy read or can be used as a reference manual. You’ll find trail-proven advice on selecting gear, stocking resupplies, and planning your budget and schedule, complete with gorgeous photographs of life on the trail.
- Voices of The Colorado Trail: Insightful stories about the experience of hiking The Colorado Trail along with wonderful photographs of both the personalities of trail travelers (all kinds) and the beautiful scenery of the CT. This book has been helpful to those planning their own hikes as well as appreciated by loved ones who, before they read this book, just did not ‘get it.’
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Package Deal : Collegiate Loop Map Book and CT Guidebook
$41.90Add to cartSave $5.00 on this package!
Collegiate Loop Map Book and The Colorado Trail Guidebook…
Get these official books, the newest editions available.
- Collegiate Loop Map Book: Shaded relief, full color topo maps that include the highly accurate CT line showing every turn in the Trail along with the waypoints. Spiral bound book of maps that cover every inch of the CT Collegiate Loop including Collegiate East and Collegiate West.
- The Official Colorado Trail Guidebook: A must-have for planning any CT adventure including one involving the CT Collegiate West. Perfect to leave with your support person(s) so they can help better, and nearly essential to consult for any automobile trips to and from the CT. It is your official resource for hiking, backpacking, horseback riding and bicycling The Colorado Trail.
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Latitude 40° – Salida / Buena Vista Trails Map
$13.95Add to cartOne great map for CT users! You’ll appreciate this map as a supplement to CT guides including the Databook and Map Book. It folds out to cover a large landscape and shows features of real interest to trail users, like routes to fourteeners, CT Collegiate Loop, nearby resupply towns, and much more. It is printed on durable plastic and totally waterproof with UTM & latitude/longitude grid.
- Entire CT Collegiate Loop
- Access roads to Collegiate East and Collegiate West
- 14 fourteeners
- Trails to 14ers, plus proximity to The Colorado Trail
- CT Collegiate West addition shows end to end
- Broad coverage includes 191 miles of The Colorado Trail
- Resupply towns & road routes, including Buena Vista, Salida, Mt. Princeton Hot Springs and more
- Accurate (GPSed trails & roads)
- Monarch Crest Trail
- 66 miles of the Arkansas River with rapids and recreation areas
Map Coverage covers all or part of 44 USGS 1:24,000 7.5-minute topographic maps
- North Twin Lakes
- South Bonanza
- East Badger Creek
- West Taylor Park
Size: 38″ x 25″ flat, 8.25″ x 4.25″ folded
Weight: 3.2 ounces
Scale: 1:75,000; 1 inch = 1.2 miles or 1.9 km
Contour Interval: 80 feet with shaded relief base
Latest Edition: 5th – 2020
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CT Scenery Sticker
$3.95Add to cartDress up your water bottle, mug, laptop, or car. Stunning wherever you place it, this CT Scenery Sticker shows off the incredible mountain views and wildflowers in the shape of the familiar trail marker. Premium quality, both waterproof and fade proof with indoor/outdoor adhesive, it will last for years without fading or peeling.
On the back you’ll find information about The Colorado Trail and Foundation. It makes an ideal gift.
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Pocket Chainsaw
$29.95Add to cartPocket Chainsaw cuts efficiently. Carry it in your pack and use it to help keep the Trail clear. Motorless, the four-foot chain has bi-directional, razor sharp teeth for two-way cutting action. Weighing less than 8 ounces and stored in its own small carrying case, the Pocket Chainsaw is easy to carry in your pack or on your belt. Use it when you encounter a fallen tree or branch obstructing the Trail. It takes just seconds to retrieve this miniature, wonder tool.
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National Geographic Map Guide – Colorado Trail Collegiate Loop
$14.95Add to cartThe Colorado Trail, Collegiate Loop Topographic Map Guide has been designed as the perfect traveling companion when navigating the Collegiate Loop section of The Colorado Trail.
- Waterproof
- Tear-Resistant
- Includes the CT Collegiate West and CT Collegiate East (3 booklets cover the entire CT)
- Elevation profiles included for each section
- Resupply towns info
- Detailed topo maps show the CT and everything nearby
Expertly researched and created by National Geographic Maps in partnership with The Colorado Trail Foundation, this map guide provides detailed topographic maps, interesting history, a 15-day itinerary, and a resupply location chart that shows distances and services available at each resupply point.
More convenient and easier to use than folded maps, but just as compact and lightweight, National Geographic’s Topographic Map Guide booklets are printed on “Backcountry Tough” waterproof, tear-resistant paper with stainless steel staples. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.
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Package Deal: CT Collegiate Loop Bundle
$44.85Add to cartSave $5.00 on this package!
Everything you need to travel the CT Collegiate Loop.
Get these official publications, the newest editions available.
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- CT Collegiate Loop Map Book: Shaded relief, full color topo maps. CT line is highly accurate showing every turn in the Trail. Covers every inch of the Collegiate Loop including the CT Collegiate East and CT Collegiate West.
- Latitude 40º Salida/Buena Vista Trails Map: Foldout, topo, waterproof map. Highlights the CT Collegiate Loop and a lot more. Also covers road access, towns, nearby attractions and Trail reroutes that have opened.
- CT Databook: Trail ready. Includes all the water sources as well as their reliability and fits in your pocket.
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