Hey everyone! I'm planning to hike the CT this year and have been reading lots of information on here and elsewhere for some time. I have a question about alternate routes. I'll probably go for Massive and Elbert. I'm also planning to go over Hope Pass and then do the Missouri Gulch alternate with Belford, Oxford, and Missouri. My question is whether I should go over Elkhead pass and continue to the older CT or make my way back to the CDT(which I assume is the new CT that will then go through the Collegiates) from Missouri by way of an eastern route from Clohesy Lake to Huron Peak (I've read that there's not much of a trail this way)and then down the western side. I know there are some 14ers on the older CT but I've heard this new part of the CT is supposed to be really nice. What are the pro's and cons of these choices? Thanks for your input!
Eric