Completers of The Colorado Trail

To all you completers – CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YouTube video of the 2021 CT Completers

Undertaking the entire 500-mile Colorado Trail is no small thing, especially given its average elevation over 10,300 feet and total climbing of some 90,000 vertical feet. Completing the CT is a major accomplishment. We hope you had the experience of a lifetime.

After you finish, to receive your free CT Completion Certificate and be added to the Official List below of those who have finished the CT, just fill out and submit this simple form (link below). We will mail you your Certificate and update the Official Completer List on the website here. We are enthusiastic about providing your completer certificate and listing to help celebrate your accomplishment, and also with hope that you’ll consider becoming involved as a volunteer and/or donor…we could sure use your help!

               CT Completer Application             

The Colorado Trail Foundation recognizes anyone who reports completion of the entire Trail as a “Colorado Trail Completer.” We use the honor system and trust those who apply for completion status have traveled the entire length of the CT between Denver and Durango. Travel may have been accomplished by hiking, cycling, or horseback riding or any combination of the three. Cyclists completing their CT route including the wilderness detours are considered completers, though some cyclists may also choose to return to wilderness areas to hike or ride horses through un-cycled sections to see it all.

An end-to-end traveler who followed either the CT Collegiate East or CT Collegiate West is considered a Completer. Still, many completers plan a return adventure on the Collegiate section they missed.

The records below reflect our best effort at listing accurate information. We wish the list below was complete but we’re missing quite a few of you and we’d value your help at adding to this list. If you find missing or inaccurate material just let us know and we’ll alter it next time we schedule an update. If you have finished the entire trail and do not see your name on this list, please submit a CT Completer Application.

Total Completers: 4956