Continental Divide Trail

Information

Distance

4873.0 km

Duration

140–180 days

Max elevation

4,352 m

Country

United States (US)

Difficulty

Sangat berat — trek jarak jauh 'Triple Crown' yang liar, terpencil, dan sebagian belum tuntas; butuh pengalaman backpacking mandiri

Best Season

April–Oktober (northbound mulai April dari New Mexico, tiba di perbatasan Kanada Agustus–September)

Permits & Fees

Beberapa ruas butuh izin (mis. taman nasional); paspor diperlukan untuk menyeberang ke Kanada, dan akses Crazy Cook Monument kini mensyaratkan kewarganegaraan AS

Description

The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is a roughly 4,873 km long-distance hiking route that follows the spine of North America's Continental Divide, running from the Crazy Cook Monument on the Mexican border in New Mexico to Waterton Lakes National Park on the Canadian border, crossing five states: New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Together with the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail it forms the 'Triple Crown' of American long-distance hiking, but it is known as the wildest, most remote and least finished of the three. Its highest point is Grays Peak in Colorado (4,352 m), and a full thru-hike typically takes about five months. The Colorado section is rated the most difficult, while Wyoming's Wind River Range is often named hikers' favourite stretch.

Trail Highlights

Menyusuri punggung Continental Divide Amerika Utara dari perbatasan Meksiko hingga Kanada; Gila Wilderness (New Mexico), Pegunungan San Juan, puncak tertinggi Grays Peak 4.352 m (Colorado), Wind River Range (Wyoming), Bob Marshall Wilderness, hingga Glacier National Park (Montana)