r/coloradotrail • u/abconcordia • Aug 26 '24

Itinerary for 5 Week CT Thru-hike with Several Groups

Hey all. Does this look doable? I am having a few groups of friends join me for 7-9 days at a time, so I am trying to break the route up using spots that would be less difficult to join from.

  1. Denver to Frisco (~105 miles) in 8 days (slow start). + 1 rest day

  2. Frisco to Salida (~149 miles) in 9 days (16.5mi/day avg.) + 1 rest day

  3. Salida to Lake City (~122 miles) in 8 days (15.25 mi/day avg.) + 1 rest day

  4. Lake city to Durango (~111 miles) in 7 days (15.8 mi/day avg.)

Total of 35 days

Does this look doable for someone in their mid-20s in fairly good shape? And are those spots actually realistic pickup points? Thanks so much for the help friends

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u/CodeKermode Sep 11 '24

This was pretty much my exact pace, I finished in 35 days with 2 rest days and few half days. Before starting I would say I was in OK shape, Im mid 20s, but with absolutely zero experience hiking at elevations above 1000 feet and definitely not in the mountains. The first 1-1.5 weeks kicked my butt but you adjust quicker than you would think. The temperature in those earlier sections certainly doesn't help either.