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== Getting To and From the Trail ==
 
== Getting To and From the Trail ==
 
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The [[Colorado Trail Foundation]] maintains a list of CT shuttle operators and trail angels that are willing to give rides to hikers. To immediately receive a copy of the list by email, complete [https://coloradotrail.org/traveling-the-ct/shuttlers-and-angels/ this form on coloradotrail.org].
  
 
== Geographic Features ==
 
== Geographic Features ==

Revision as of 01:54, 15 June 2022

Colorado Trail
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Length782 km (486 mi)
LocationColorado, USA
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The Colorado Trail is a long distance hiking trail in the state of Colorado.

It is maintained by the Colorado Trail Foundation.

Length: 782 km (486 mi)

Standard Direction(s) of Travel: Sobo (more common) or nobo (less common)

Season: Summer

Trail Association: Colorado Trail Foundation

Sections

Water

Resupply

Location Sobo Distance (km / mi) Distance Off-Trail (km / mi)
Conifer[1] 27.4 km (17.0 mi) 24 km (14.9 mi)
Buffalo Creek[2] 43.3 km (26.9 mi) 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
Baily[3] 65.2 km (40.5 mi) 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Jefferson[4] 114.3 km (71.0 mi) 8 km (5.0 mi)
Fairplay[5] 115.4 km (71.7 mi) 32.2 km (20.0 mi)
Breckenridge[6] 168.0 km (104.4 mi) 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Frisco[7] 168.0 km (104.4 mi) 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Copper Mountain Resort[8] 191.5 km (119.0 mi) On Trail
Leadville[9] 230.1 km (143.0 mi) 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Twin Lakes[10] 284.9 km (177.0 mi) 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
Buena Vista[11] 347.6 km (216.0 mi) 16.1 km (10.0 mi)
Mount Princeton Hot Springs[12] 370.1 km (230.0 mi) On Trail
Salida[13] 407.2 km (253.0 mi) 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
Poncha Springs[14] 407.2 km (253.0 mi) 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
Saguache[15] 486.0 km (302.0 mi) 50.0 km (31.1 mi)
Gunnison[16] 486.0 km (302.0 mi) 62.8 km (39.0 mi)
Creede[17] 552.0 km (343.0 mi) 16.1 km (10.0 mi)
Lake City[18] 574.5 km (357.0 mi) 27.4 km (17.0 mi)
Molas Lake Campground[19] 658.2 km (409.0 mi) On Trail
Silverton[20] 661.4 km (411.0 mi) 9.7 km (6.0 mi)
Durango [21] 782.1 km (486.0 mi) Accessible from southern terminus

Weather and Seasonality

Noteworthy Section Hikes

Permits and Regulations

Maps

Online Maps

Printed Maps

Information Resources

Websites

Apps

Guidebooks

Other

Getting To and From the Trail

The Colorado Trail Foundation maintains a list of CT shuttle operators and trail angels that are willing to give rides to hikers. To immediately receive a copy of the list by email, complete this form on coloradotrail.org.

Geographic Features

Administrative Territories

Online Communities

References

External Links