Colorado Trail

567-mile thru-hike — verified termini, official permits, OSM route geometry

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Markers: 2
Areas: 0
Resources: 1
Distance: 481.0 mi
Elevation: —

Markers: 2
Areas: 0
Resources: 1
Distance: 481.0 mi
Elevation: —

Notes

The Colorado Trail is a 567-mile long-distance trail between Denver and Durango that crosses eight mountain ranges, six national forests, and six wilderness areas. Elevations range from 5,500 to 13,271 feet.

Checkpoints

1
Waterton Canyon, southwest of Denver, CO
Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.
2
Junction Creek Trailhead, near Durango, CO
Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.

Landmarks (323)

Waterton Canyon (Eastern Terminus)
Trailhead
Eastern trailhead southwest of Denver.
Junction Creek (Western Terminus)
Trailhead
Western trailhead near Durango, CO.
Collegiate Loop Split
Intersection
Where Collegiate East and Collegiate West routes diverge.
Coney Summit
Summit
Highest point on the Colorado Trail — 13,334 ft in the San Juans.
Cumberland Mountain
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3776 m / 12388 ft.
22 mi from start
Olga Little Mountain
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3480 m / 11417 ft.
21 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
0.8 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
6.2 mi from start
Kennebec Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle.
23 mi from start
Efendi Peak
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3736 m / 12257 ft.
25 mi from start
Unnamed peak (3628 m)
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3628 m / 11903 ft.
24 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
0.8 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
0.7 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
6.4 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
6.5 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
6.7 mi from start
Orphan Butte
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3395 m / 11138 ft.
35 mi from start
Blackhawk Mountain
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3855 m / 12648 ft.
48 mi from start
Section Point
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3635 m / 11926 ft.
50 mi from start
Bolam Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle.
55 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
58 mi from start
Molas Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle. Elevation 3325 m.
75 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
98 mi from start
Saddle
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle.
100 mi from start
Buck Point
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3674 m / 12054 ft.
124 mi from start
Coney Point
Summit
Peak. Elevation 4064 m / 13333 ft.
113 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
144 mi from start
San Luis Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle.
143 mi from start
Spring Creek Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle. Elevation 3319 m.
128 mi from start
Unnamed peak (3948 m)
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3948 m / 12953 ft.
137 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
144 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
148 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
148 mi from start
River ford
Hazard
Ford / unbridged stream crossing.
147 mi from start
Lujan Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle.
185 mi from start
Middle Baldy
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3563 m / 11690 ft.
193 mi from start
Sargents Mesa
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3575 m / 11729 ft.
202 mi from start
Windy Peak
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3623 m / 11886 ft.
212 mi from start
Headwaters Hill
Summit
Peak. Elevation 3616 m / 11864 ft.
213 mi from start
Marshall Pass
Summit
Mountain pass / saddle. Elevation 3305 m.
217 mi from start

Colorado Trail

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Landmarks (323)

Markers (2)

Trails (1)

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