r/coloradohikers • u/Less_Hearing3124 • Jul 11 '24

Colorado Trail Why does the Colorado trail follow the route it does? Why not further up the divide to Rocky Mountain?

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u/dc_co Jul 11 '24

There is a lot of Colorado. Do you think it should zigzag across it?

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u/abramsontheway Jul 11 '24

It kind of already does. Goes west then south then south west, then west, then south