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'''Standard Direction(s) of Travel:''' Sobo (more common) or nobo (less common)
 
'''Standard Direction(s) of Travel:''' Sobo (more common) or nobo (less common)
  
'''Season:''' Summer
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'''Season:''' Summer<ref>https://thetrek.co/the-best-time-of-year-to-hike-these-23-popular-long-trails/</ref>
  
 
'''Trail Association:''' [[Colorado Trail Foundation]]
 
'''Trail Association:''' [[Colorado Trail Foundation]]
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   ! Location
 
   ! Location
   ! data-sort-type=number | Nobo Mile (km / mi)
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   ! data-sort-type=number | Sobo Distance (km / mi)
   ! data-sort-type=number | Mile Off-Trail (km / mi)
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   ! data-sort-type=number | Distance Off-Trail (km / mi)
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Conifer, Colorado|Conifer]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Conifer, Colorado|Conifer]]<ref name="bpr">https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
 
   | {{convert|27.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|27.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|24|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|24|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Buffalo Creek, Colorado|Buffalo Creek]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Buffalo Creek, Colorado|Buffalo Creek]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|43.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|43.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|4.8|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|4.8|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Baily, Colorado|Baily]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Baily, Colorado|Baily]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|65.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|65.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|12.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|12.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Jefferson, Colorado|Jefferson]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Jefferson, Colorado|Jefferson]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|114.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|114.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|8|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|8|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Fairplay, Colorado|Fairplay]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Fairplay, Colorado|Fairplay]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|115.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|115.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|32.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|32.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Breckenridge, Colorado|Breckenridge]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Breckenridge, Colorado|Breckenridge]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|168.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|168.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|6.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|6.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Frisco, Colorado|Frisco]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Frisco, Colorado|Frisco]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|168.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|168.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|6.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|6.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Copper Mountain Resort, Colorado|Copper Mountain Resort]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Copper Mountain Resort, Colorado|Copper Mountain Resort]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|191.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|191.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | On Trail
 
   | On Trail
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Leadville, Colorado|Leadville]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Leadville, Colorado|Leadville]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|230.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|230.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|12.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|12.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Twin Lakes Village, Colorado|Twin Lakes]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Twin Lakes, Colorado|Twin Lakes]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|284.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|284.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|1.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|1.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Buena Vista, Colorado|Buena Vista]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Buena Vista, Colorado|Buena Vista]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|347.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|347.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|16.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|16.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Mount Princeton Hot Springs, Colorado|Mount Princeton Hot Springs]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Mount Princeton Hot Springs, Colorado|Mount Princeton Hot Springs]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|370.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|370.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | On Trail
 
   | On Trail
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Salida, Colorado|Salida]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Salida, Colorado|Salida]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|407.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|407.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|24.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|24.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Poncha Springs, Colorado|Poncha Springs]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Poncha Springs, Colorado|Poncha Springs]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|407.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|407.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|24.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|24.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Saguache, Colorado|Saguache]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Saguache, Colorado|Saguache]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|486.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|486.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|50.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|50.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Gunnison, Colorado|Gunnison]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Gunnison, Colorado|Gunnison]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|486.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|486.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|62.8|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|62.8|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Creede, Colorado|Creede]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Creede, Colorado|Creede]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|552.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|552.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|16.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|16.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Lake City, Colorado|Lake City]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Lake City, Colorado|Lake City]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|574.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|574.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|27.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|27.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Molas Lake Campground, Colorado|Molas Lake Campground]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Molas Lake Campground, Colorado|Molas Lake Campground]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|658.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|658.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | On Trail
 
   | On Trail
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Silverton, Colorado|Silverton]]<ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Silverton, Colorado|Silverton]]<ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|661.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|661.4|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|9.7|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|9.7|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
|-
 
|-
   | [[Durango, Colorado|Durango]] <ref>https://backpackingroutes.com/colorado-trail-resupply-guide/</ref>
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   | [[Durango, Colorado|Durango]] <ref name="bpr" />
 
   | {{convert|782.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | {{convert|782.1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
 
   | Accessible from southern terminus
 
   | Accessible from southern terminus
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=== Online Maps ===
 
=== Online Maps ===
 
<!-- Links to longtrailsmap.net and other mapping sites. -->
 
<!-- Links to longtrailsmap.net and other mapping sites. -->
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* CT on OLT's LongTrailsMap: https://www.longtrailsmap.net/colorado-trail/map
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* Colorado Trail Explorer, from Colorado.gov: https://trails.colorado.gov/trails/colorado-6508
  
 
=== Printed Maps ===  
 
=== Printed Maps ===  
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== Getting To and From the Trail ==
 
== Getting To and From the Trail ==
 
<!-- Public transit, trailheads, road crossings, etc. -->
 
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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 ==

Latest revision as of 00:47, 12 December 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[1]

Trail Association: Colorado Trail Foundation

Sections

Water

Resupply

Location Sobo Distance (km / mi) Distance Off-Trail (km / mi)
Conifer[2] 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[2] 65.2 km (40.5 mi) 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Jefferson[2] 114.3 km (71.0 mi) 8 km (5.0 mi)
Fairplay[2] 115.4 km (71.7 mi) 32.2 km (20.0 mi)
Breckenridge[2] 168.0 km (104.4 mi) 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Frisco[2] 168.0 km (104.4 mi) 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Copper Mountain Resort[2] 191.5 km (119.0 mi) On Trail
Leadville[2] 230.1 km (143.0 mi) 12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Twin Lakes[2] 284.9 km (177.0 mi) 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
Buena Vista[2] 347.6 km (216.0 mi) 16.1 km (10.0 mi)
Mount Princeton Hot Springs[2] 370.1 km (230.0 mi) On Trail
Salida[2] 407.2 km (253.0 mi) 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
Poncha Springs[2] 407.2 km (253.0 mi) 24.1 km (15.0 mi)
Saguache[2] 486.0 km (302.0 mi) 50.0 km (31.1 mi)
Gunnison[2] 486.0 km (302.0 mi) 62.8 km (39.0 mi)
Creede[2] 552.0 km (343.0 mi) 16.1 km (10.0 mi)
Lake City[2] 574.5 km (357.0 mi) 27.4 km (17.0 mi)
Molas Lake Campground[2] 658.2 km (409.0 mi) On Trail
Silverton[2] 661.4 km (411.0 mi) 9.7 km (6.0 mi)
Durango [2] 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