Mapping
Now available! The CDT Map Book for Colorado
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The CDTA mapping crew backpacked the entire 734 miles of the Colorado CDNST collecting over one million GPS positions to produce 88 accurate, full color maps in this book. You’ll find turn-by-turn specifics gathered from 1600+ user waypoints that can be used as “virtual cairns” with a GPS to keep users on track. Data includes intersections, confusing turns, trailheads, water sources and more. And for those who like to do it the old way, the maps are compass-friendly with precise, localized declinations. Purchase here!
Waypoint files corresponding to the Map Book can be found here.
Mapping Team 2010
This year the CDTA mapping team will be hiking through Montana and Idaho and capturing highly accurate information for next year’s round of publications.
Track the mapping team’s progress!
The Continental Divide Trail connects some of the country’s most inspiring and diverse landscapes. Stretching 3,100 miles from Glacier National Park in Montana, through Yellowstone, Teton, and Rocky Mountain National Parks all the way to the Mexican border in New Mexico, it is the highest, wildest, and most remote National Scenic Trail.
However, as more and more people learn about the Trail, the demand is increasing for accurate information. Groups currently using the Trail include long distance hikers, recreational trail users, families, youth organizations, and the scientific community. The lack of comprehensive and up to date maps for these users diminishes the value of the Trail as an educational tool, discourages people from taking advantage of it, endangers its users safety, and can increase ecological degradation of the Trail.
Mapping Project
Due to high demand and the lack of reliable information, CDTA is managing a three year extensive mapping and information-gathering project that will result in guide books and public maps. This project will help more people use the Trail more effectively by:
- Capturing an accurate center-line;
- Researching and promoting critical information such as access points and services;
- Publishing a series of data books and guidebooks on the Trail; and
- Publish trail information for free on our website.