The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is a United States National Scenic Trail with a length measured by the Continental Divide Trail Coalition of 3,028 miles between the U.S. border with Chihu
The official CDT trail marker on a pine tree in Cibola National Forest, New Mexico.
Most CDT hikers take an alternate route through the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico rather than following the official CDT.
Grays Peak, Colorado is the highest point on the CDT (4 July 2016).
A hiker near James Peak, Colorado.
The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing
Continental Divide Trail
…Garmire, trail name Legend, described the trail by saying, "If you’re into suffering in solitude, the CDT is a perfect match." The establishment of the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail inspired proposals to create a Continental Divide Trail. The first section of the proposed trail was laid out in Colorado…
Marker on the trail near Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine
Panoramic image of the Catawba Valley from the McAfee Knob overlook
Original 1930 ATC copper marker from a tree in New Jersey
An old metal diamond marker beside the trail in Maine