Thinking of hiking the Colorado Trail? Colorado’s famous long distance trail, almost 500 miles, runs from Denver to Durango. The Trail passes through six wilderness areas, crossing eight mountain ranges, totaling a climb of 89,354 feet.<\/p>\n

In 2004, the Colorado Trail celebrated their 30^{th<\/sup> anniversary. It was the regional forrester, Bill Lucas, who gave a talk to the Colorado Mountain Club on November 3, 1970. Lucas proposed a hiking trail from Denver to Durango, calling it The Rocky Mountain Trail. The plan for the Trail was launched in 1974, with a goal to develop a non-vehicular trail system, with the Roicky Mountain Trail serving as the backbone<\/em>. The Colorado Trail Takes Shape <\/a><\/em>in Colorado Magazine. At that time, the activity of backpacking was in it’s infancy, when most equipment was imported from Europe. Today, there is a Colorado Trail Foundation<\/a>, Wilderness Areas, and ever growing use of the outdoors as part of an active lifestyle.<\/p>\n}

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Our trail guide uses the Trail Widgets <\/em>from thehikingproject.com<\/a> to support hikers in planning for the Trail.<\/p>\n

The Trail is broken up into 28 segments with access points for each section. Thru hikers should plan for a four to six week journey for the complete trail.<\/p>\n