I was going to post it here...but I am too lazy to fix the formatting. :)

Anyway, I wrote a document about walking the Colorado Trail end to end .

The doc has information on Colorado Trail resupply, Colorado Trail thru-hiking, and other information useful for a person on a long hike of the Colorado Trail.

The current version was revised in Sept 2009.


You can read it at http://www.pmags.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=30

I referred my buddy Jeff Brewer your way Mags. He's the President of the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail, and is thinking about hiking the Colorado Trail in '09. He wrote me back to say that he had visited your website, and that your info was "very helpful."

Thanks for all your continued efforts to provide this great information to the hiking community.

Thanks for the kind words!

Now, I have to catchup with your friend from the AHS and upload the photos. :D

Teaching a Land Nav 101 course tonight. There are 13 people signed up. 10 are women.... Sometime it really is good to give back. ;)

Thanks Mags.

I'm hoping/considering a CT thru next year. Will depend on getting a Leave from work, questionable, but worth a try!!!

Teaching a Land Nav 101 course tonight. There are 13 people signed up. 10 are women.... Sometime it really is good to give back. ;)

Wow... Too bad I live so far away. Best of luck.

PS Another great doc!

Thanks Mags.

I'm hoping/considering a CT thru next year. Will depend on getting a Leave from work, questionable, but worth a try!!!

It is a wonderful trail. A great to see Colorado for sure!

Yeah, hiked about 100 miles of CDT (Silverton area to Wolf Creek Pass back in 1980. Actually hiked part of that with Gudy of CT fame. Have wanted to get back to that area ever since.

Gudy is aweome.

Mags, this is wonderful! Your site answered all of my basic questions. Now I'm tempted.....

Gudy is aweome.

I agree Sly.

I was actually hiking with her on my birthday, so she made me a pan of sauted mushrooms for dinner. She is also an accomplished amature mycologist. Later that year was part of the Woman's Expedition to Annapurna - truely an amazingly accomplished person.

Actually hiked part of that with Gudy of CT fame. Have wanted to get back to that area ever since.

Now, THERE is a trail legend. A woman who had a dream of a trail and brought it to life.

And she still hikes!

Thanks Mags. Your trail guide was indispensable to me when I thru-hike the CT in 2006. My only addition that might help out is that Molas Lake Campground apparently can only take UPS packages, not USPS. I arived on a Saturday afternoon, and learned that the post office must still be holding my maildrop, since they won't deliver packages to the campground. No big deal. The only real snag for me was having to buy a new CT Guidebook in Silverton for the last 76 miles. But the hitch in and out were the easiest of the whole hike.

Again, thanks for your excellent and FREE guide to CT resupply. It is a real treasure.

Thanks Mags. Your trail guide was indispensable to me when I thru-hike the CT in 2006. My only addition that might help out is that Molas Lake Campground apparently can only take UPS packages, not USPS. I arived on a Saturday afternoon, and learned that the post office must still be holding my maildrop, since they won't deliver packages to the campground. No big deal. The only real snag for me was having to buy a new CT Guidebook in Silverton for the last 76 miles. But the hitch in and out were the easiest of the whole hike.

Again, thanks for your excellent and FREE guide to CT resupply. It is a real treasure.

Ooh! That is something new! That's the kind of feedback I need. Many, many, MANY Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed the doc..and the trail itself. :)

..and the info is now updated. Thanks again! I gave you credit i nthe THANK YOU list. :)

any info on south platte townsite? secondary road 97

A ghost town essentially:
http://www.eatstayplay.com/html/co/a2101p029c2041.html

A ghost town essentially:
http://www.eatstayplay.com/html/co/a2101p029c2041.html
thanks mags, my girlfriend and i changed our plans from LT. to CT. I noticed last night i might need a new trailside databook. i had one laying around i believe its a 2nd edition 2002?

The second edition is not too far off from the 3rd edition, but for the price you are better off just buying the 3rd IMO.

Have a blast on the trail!

I was going to post it here...but I am too lazy to fix the formatting. :)

Anyway, I wrote a document about walking the Colorado Trail end to end .

The doc has information on Colorado Trail resupply, Colorado Trail thru-hiking, and other information useful for a person on a long hike of the Colorado Trail.

The current version was revised in November 2007.


You can read it at http://www.pmags.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=30
nice site mags very helpful... are there any guide books like the AT. HANDBOOK that list services and prices in the towns.

nice site mags very helpful... are there any guide books like the AT. HANDBOOK that list services and prices in the towns.

Not that I know of.

My little doc is about it. :) It does have the basic info (this town has motels, groceries, etc) but not a comprehensive listing like the AT/PCT/CDT guidebooks.

Not that I know of.

My little doc is about it. :) It does have the basic info (this town has motels, groceries, etc) but not a comprehensive listing like the AT/PCT/CDT guidebooks.


Smells like an opportunity for someone.....

Smells like an opportunity for someone.....

..and that someone will not be me. ;)

The trail is only 500 miles.so who knows. I am looking at the Tahoe Rim Trail guidebook and that is over 200 pages for a 165 mile trail! :eek:

Hi all...

I made some fairly major updates to the my guide since this was last posted.

Added :



Town info. Though a very hard hitch, there were questions about Saguache and Gunnison. Added the info. Could provide a good bailout point or break up the section for hikers going at 10-15 MPD pace. Other town info has been added as well.
Canister info. Canister stoves are more popular. In Colorado, there are enough stores on the CT where they should be fairly easy to get (thanks to WB user Rick Armstrong for doing the heavy lifting on getting this info!)
Dogs - There is an alt route not far from the start/end of the CT in Waterton Canyon that allows dogs access. It is slightly shorter than the Waterton Canyon portion and is off a fairly major road. I have the directions to get to the TH along with a link to a rudimentary map provided by the CTF. Note how the Western Trail orgs recognize and encourage alt routes. ;)

Thanks for the info MAGS,,, very helpful.

Thanks so much for this guide Mags. I recently thru-hiked the CT from Durango to Denver and really appreciated your guide. Definitely all you need as far as towns go. I lucked out and on the "notorious" hitch into Creede I was picked up within 15 minutes or so. Another fun side trip I took was to Aspen (where I decided to move after the trip to pursue my dream of being a ski bum). The hitch to Aspen over Independence Pass from Twin Lakes was really easy and there's a good grocery store in Aspen. Lodging is expensive of course though, but there's camping options. Anyway, awesome guide, thanks so much!!!

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Hiking guide looks great Mags, as a follow resident of that great state, thanks for putting the time and effort into making a great guide.