After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2016, he was hooked and started devising his own long-distance trail. The 34-year-old Colorado local went on to hike the ...

After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2016, he was hooked and started devising his own long-distance trail. The 34-year-old Colorado local went on to hike the ...

Thru-hiking terms Trail name: It’s a common theme in the thru-hiking community to get and receive “trail names,” or nicknames that hikers use for one another. There are no rules for where a trail name ...

The Colorado Trail celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, creating a great opportunity for The Denver Gazette and The Gazette staffers to get an intimate view of the trail via thru-hiking and ...

After thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, I thought the 486-mile Colorado Trail would be a breeze. I could hike it in a month instead of four and a half; it’d be way less committing, allowing me to ...

Tired of the same old trails for your next hike? Trails are being added and revamped on a regular basis in Colorado so you can sample something new this summer. City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain ...

Why I Couldn’t Resist the Colorado Trail’s Cursed Charm I learned so much from tackling this gnarly, 485-mile thru-hike in one of the stormiest, most mountainous states.