The Colorado Trail is a 486 mile hike that starts outside of Denver and ends near Durango. Learn more about each segment of the hike here!
Colorado Trail Segment 18 is a particularly dry segment of the 485 mile hike across Colorado. The hike starts off Highway 114 in southern Colorado and ends at Saguache Road. This segment works through loads of open range farming land and you will most likely encounter some form of cattle along the way. In…
Colorado Trail Segments 16 & 17 span just over 35 miles of the 485 mile Colorado Trail. These two segments are often hiked together by segment hikers due to limited trail access in between both. Segment 16 of the Colorado trail has moments of beauty and fairly good water sources but Segment 17 is…
Collegiate Peaks West 5 & Segment 15 must be hiked together as there is no trailhead access in between these two segments of the 285 mile Colorado Trail. These two segments form arguably the most beautiful 22 miles of the Collegiate Peaks West with 90% of the hike above treeline and amazing views in…
Collegiate Peaks West 3&4 offers hikers some of the most beautiful hiking of the entire Colorado 485 mile+ Colorado Trail. The two segments are frequently hiked together because of the rough road access in between the two only accessible by 4×4. These two segments are about 32 miles long with 6,200ft of elevation with…
Collegiate Peaks West 2 Quick Facts The Colorado Trail is a 485 mile hike that starts near Denver and ends in Durango, Colorado. Collegiate Peaks West 2 offers hikers the last long segment of the trail at 25.9 miles with over 6,100ft of elevation gain. Although grueling, this segment is drop dead gorgeous for…
Colorado Trail Segment 11 & CW1 are typically hiked together and presents hikers with the biggest choice of the Colorado Trail after 13.7 miles: take Collegiate Peaks East (the standard route) or take Collegiate Peaks West which adds 5.1 extra miles to the entire Colorado Trail. Segment 11 shares hiking with Mt Elbert day…
