12 mi (19 km) south of Lake City[3], 13,271 ft (4,045 m)
Lowest point
Mouth of Waterton Canyon (Denver terminus), 5,500 ft (1,700 m)
Difficulty
Moderate to strenuous
Season
Primarily July–September
Sights
Rocky Mountains
Hazards
Severe weather
Website
http://www.coloradotrail.org
The Colorado Trail is a long-distance trail running for 486 miles (782 km) from the mouth of Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver to Durango in Colorado, United States. Its highest point is 13,271 feet (4,045 m) above sea level, and most of the trail is above 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Despite its high elevation, the trail often dips below the alpine timberline to provide refuge from the exposed, storm-prone regions above.
The Colorado Trail was built and is currently maintained by the non-profit Colorado Trail Foundation and the United States Forest Service, and was connected in 1987.
^The Colorado Trail (8th ed.). Golden, Colorado: Colorado Mountain Club Press. 2011. p. 9.
^"Coney Benchmark". SummitPost.
^More precisely, a 0.25 mi (0.40 km) south from Coney Benchmark,[2] a 13er along the Continental Divide.
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