Colorado Trail
The Colorado Trail runs nearly 500 miles through the heart of the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Durango. It’s among one of the most consistently high-altitude hiking trails anywhere with an average elevation above sea level exceeding 10,000 feet (3,000 m). It runs through a multitude of climates and landscapes from searing sun-baked landscapes to snow-covered mountains where temperatures plunge well below freezing.
And for this hike, there’s a treat—I carried some upgraded camera equipment! The Canon EOS Rebel T6 is heavy, bulky and a pain-in-the-you-know-what to carry (along with it’s 300mm zoom lens), but I carried it every step of the way this time around to get some amazing shots that my regular point-and-shoot camera couldn’t do. You’ll find long-exposure photos of flowing creeks and shots of the stars and the Milky Way that I could never get before. With the zoom lens, I could get close-up photos of animals, insects and birds that I had never been able to get before. It’s a trail like no other on Walking 4 Fun!
| Stage Name | Length (miles) | Position (miles) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Waterton Canyon to S Platte Canyon | 16.5 | 0.0 → 16.5 |
| 2. | To Little Scraggy TH | 11.4 | 16.5 → 27.9 |
| 3. | To Rolling Creek TH | 12.2 | 27.9 → 40.1 |
| 4. | To Long Gultch | 16.4 | 40.1 → 56.5 |
| 5. | To Kenosha Pass | 15.1 | 56.5 → 71.6 |
| 6. | To Goldhill TH (Breckenridge) | 32.8 | 71.6 → 104.4 |
| 7. | To Copper Mountain TH | 12.4 | 104.4 → 116.8 |
| 8. | To Tennessee Pass | 25.8 | 116.8 → 142.6 |
| 9. | To Timberline Lake TH | 13.4 | 142.6 → 156.0 |
| 10. | To Mount Massive TH | 13.0 | 156.0 → 169.0 |
| 11. | To Clear Creek TH | 21.5 | 169.0 → 190.5 |
| 12. | To Silver Creek TH | 18.6 | 190.5 → 209.1 |
| 13. | To Chalk Creek TH | 22.7 | 209.1 → 231.8 |
| 14. | To Highway 50 TH (Salida) | 20.5 | 231.8 → 252.3 |
| 15. | To Marshall Pass TH | 14.0 | 252.3 → 266.3 |
| 16. | To Sargents Mesa TH | 15.4 | 266.3 → 281.7 |
| 17. | To Highway 114 TH | 20.4 | 281.7 → 302.1 |
| 18. | To Saguache Park TH | 13.7 | 302.1 → 315.8 |
| 19. | To Eddiesville TH | 13.7 | 315.8 → 329.5 |
| 20. | To San Luis Pass | 12.6 | 329.5 → 342.1 |
| 21. | To Spring Creek Pass (Lake City) | 14.8 | 342.1 → 356.9 |
| 22. | To Carson Saddle TH | 17.3 | 356.9 → 374.2 |
| 23. | To Stony Pass TH | 16.0 | 374.2 → 390.2 |
| 24. | To Molas Pass (Silverton) | 20.0 | 390.2 → 410.2 |
| 25. | To Bolam Pass TH | 21.0 | 410.2 → 431.2 |
| 26. | To Hotel Draw TH | 11.1 | 431.2 → 442.3 |
| 27. | To Kennebec Pass TH | 20.6 | 442.3 → 462.9 |
| 28. | To Junction Creek TH (Durango!) | 21.5 | 462.9 → 484.4 |