Thru-hiking
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Thru-hiking, or through-hiking, is the continuous end-to-end hiking of an established long-distance trail. The term is used especially in North America in reference to trails such as the Appalachian T
A hiker completes the Appalachian Trail
Continental Divide Trail
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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
Thru-hiking
…trail. The term is used especially in North America in reference to trails such as the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). Similar end-to-end hikes are also undertaken on long-distance footpaths in other parts of the world, including Te Araroa in New Zealand, the…
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.