Revised in November, 2012. This is a 99 page map atlas for the "official" route of the Continental Divide Scenic Trail in Colorado. The data was gathered by walking the trail with extremely accurate professional grade gps receivers. The maps were made by hill shading and combining USGS quadrangles to produce stunning full color maps. GPS waypoints that match the maps exactly are available online at no cost. The books are republished frequently to remain current and up to date.
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By BQuick
Feb 20, 2013
I intend to hike the CDT beginning in Crazy Cooke this coming season. (2013) On the advice of a friend, I purchased this set of books. They are truly great maps - I am amazed at the quality and detail. I also have downloaded the free waypoints from the author's website. I was having a few problems getting my GPS set up and contacted the author who helped me get it going. What a wonderful resource. I think I am just about ready now....... Brian (BQuick) AT 07 CT 08 PCT 10 AZT 12
I hiked the CDT last season from Crazy Cook to Waterton using these maps. They will get you there without a lot of drama. I highly recommend these books of maps.
Your updates to this revised book are great. Helpful that you show the rerouted sections volunteers have finished building. Your resurvey work each season must be a labor of love. Sure helps us trail users.
I used all four books in my 2012 NOBO thru hike. They are excellent. Maybe someday the CDNST will be developed well enough to just hike it, but presently it is poorly marked, confusing, and indistinct in many, many places. There are literally hundreds of intersections with no information about what to do or where to go. I highly recommend these maps to get you from point "A" to point "B" without a lot of headaches and problems. I carried just enough of the pages for segments I was hiking and sent the rest ahead in my bounce box. I tore the books apart and cut the perforated side off. I folded them four times to fit into a small waistpack that I wore in front with my compass and gps. This worked great.
Wish I had these when I hiked New Mexico. I section hiked the CDT over a three year time span. My first year was spent in New Mexico, where I utilized the Wolf Guide and Ley maps. Even with the help of a gps, I got off-trail numerous times and got seriously lost once. I certainly wasted a lot of time trying to navigate. When I hiked Colorado I used Jerry Brown's Mapbook and a gps, and never got lost or off track even once. I hiked the rest of the trail this past summer from near Steamboat Springs, CO to Canada using the new Wyoming and Montana books, and only had to look at the gps a couple of times. The maps are excellent. They are the best maps I have ever used for hiking a trail. (PCT 2004, AT 2001)
