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The Best Ridges, Peaks, and Lakes on the Continental Divide Trail, According To a Thru-Hiker Who’s Done it All

The Continental Divide Trail goes through some of the most wild, beautiful, and remote backcountry the United States has to offer—but few have the time to hike the entire 3,100-mile beast. Luckily, a ...
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Senate advances bill to finally complete the Continental Divide Trail

Since the trail's designation, it hasn't had an official continuous footpath. The Continental Divide Trail Completion Act ...
Outdoor Life

Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: Embrace the Brutality

Among the triple crown hiking trails, the Continental Divide Trail, also known as the CDT, looms large. It’s the longest of the three (the other two being the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest ...
Outside

What the Park Service Gets Wrong at the Start of the Continental Divide Trail

Outside’s Trail Magic hiking columnist Grayson Haver Currin is attempting to bag the triple crown of hiking. He’s already thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, with one more to go: ...
Outside

Why I’m Hiking the Continental Divide Trail

Outside’s Trail Magic hiking columnist Grayson Haver Currin is attempting to bag the triple crown of hiking. He’s already thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, with one more to go: ...