Greetings fellow outdoor enthusiasts and long trail seekers! Over the past year, I've planned and successfully connected a long trail path from the Dunraven Trailhead near Estes Park to Glenwood Springs, covering 299.8 miles (482.5 km) and more than 90,000 feet of elevation change (ascent + descent).

I now work toward establishing it as a legitimate trail to thru-hike. There are a couple of barriers which will hold this process up.

-First, there are a couple of short sections that pass through questionable property, so contacting the landowners is necessary. (Winter 2025)-

UPDATE 3-10-2025: I have removed the sections requiring access to private land. Reroutes have been published and can be found on the website. I will still be working toward gaining access to these small sections which will provide the optimum route through the region. Stay tuned.

Reroutes have been added to the Trail Guides, Maps, GPS Routes and GPS Waypoint resource pages. (March 2025)

Second, when I hiked the trail at the end of August 2024, there were a couple of sections in wilderness areas which had no blowdown maintenance and made for very treacherous backpacking. (Late Spring/Early Summer 2025)

Both of these will need to be addressed, alongside checking in on other parts of the trail that could use some attention after the record fires the region experienced in 2020.

Contributions will go directly toward the establishment and maintenance of the Northern Colorado Trail.

Thank you,

Kevin “Sunshine” Silvernale