Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 3 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: San Isabel National Forest
Location: Lake County, Colorado, United States
Hiking southbound, this is the junction where you decide to hike the Collegiate West alternate (which follows the Continental Divide Trail) or the Collegiate East (which is the original Colorado Trail route). The CW West is more challenging, roughly ten miles longer and takes you into higher elevation, but offers breathtaking scenery, while the CW East stays lower and offers better accessibility to trail towns and hot springs.
July 21, 2025
This is an important trail intersection. There are two major trails (CDT and CT) that follow the same path lots of times but diverge here.
July 18, 2023
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