The Colorado Trail

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Author: The Colorado Mountain Club

ISBN-10: 0976052520

ISBN-13: 9780976052524

Category: Hiking & Backpacking - Travel Guidebooks

Completely revised guide to the extraordinary Colorado Trail that stretches 468 miles from Denver to Durango\ The Colorado Trail (CT) is one of the premier scenic long trails in North America. It winds its way through endless fields of wildflowers to windy mountain passes, from wild mountain rivers and streams to winding trails through old growth forests. The CT crosses eight mountain ranges, seven National Forests, six Wilderness Areas and five river systems. Starting near Denver at 5,500...

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Completely revised guide to the extraordinary Colorado Trail that stretches 468 miles from Denver to Durango The Colorado Trail (CT) is one of the premier scenic long trails in North America. It winds its way through endless fields of wildflowers to windy mountain passes, from wild mountain rivers and streams to winding trails through old growth forests. The CT crosses eight mountain ranges, seven National Forests, six Wilderness Areas and five river systems. Starting near Denver at 5,500 feet and ending near Durango at 7,000 feet, the CT gains and loses almost 76,000 feet in elevation over 468 miles. New to this edition are revisions of four of the 28-segment trail descriptions including sections 8, 11, 23 and 24. Organized in 1986, Colorado Trail Foundation (CTF) and its predecessors, the Colorado Mountain Trails Foundation and the Colorado Mountain Club Trails and Hut Committee, built and now maintain the Colorado Trail by recruiting and training volunteers, and supplying and supporting them as they continue to work on the trail. Internet Book Watch Now in a fully updated fifth edition, The Colorado Trail: The Official Guidebook provides comprehensive and essential information for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts wanting to enjoy one of Colorado's premier wilderness features available to the public year round. Featured are full-color maps of each trail segment; detailed descriptions of every mile; tips and advice from outdoors experts; more than 80 color photos; recommendations for equipment, food, and safety; resupply information at nearby towns; accurate mileage charts and useful elevation profiles; even mountain bike detours. If you are bound for the Colorado Trail, don't leave home without your very own backpacking copy of The Colorado Trail: The Official Guidebook!

\ From The CriticsNow in a fully updated fifth edition, The Colorado Trail: The Official Guidebook provides comprehensive and essential information for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts wanting to enjoy one of Colorado's premier wilderness features available to the public year round. Featured are full-color maps of each trail segment; detailed descriptions of every mile; tips and advice from outdoors experts; more than 80 color photos; recommendations for equipment, food, and safety; resupply information at nearby towns; accurate mileage charts and useful elevation profiles; even mountain bike detours. If you are bound for the Colorado Trail, don't leave home without your very own backpacking copy of The Colorado Trail: The Official Guidebook!\ \