Colorado's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Tom Lorang Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004

Paralleling the Continental Divide as it zigzags through the Rockies, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States. This comprehensive guide provides essential information for hiking the 740-mile Colorado portion of the Continental Divide Trail, whether you're planning a weekend trip or an extended through-hike. The text gives detailed descriptions of 42 trail segments, including access points, campsites, mileage charts, elevations, mountain bike accessibility, and detailed maps. Color photography by John Fielder allows you to preview the trail, and makes this guide required reading for anyone planning to hike the Continental Divide Trail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Westcliffe Pub; 2 Updated edition (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156579494X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565794948
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,846,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will guide you on an unforgettable challenge, December 14, 1999

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Steve Laughlin (Overland Park, Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colorado's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide (Paperback)

Last summer I hiked the CDT, through the wemmenuche wilderness in southern Colorado. This book was used every day to help us out of our 12 day expedition. The details of the trails described in the book are written so well that I often reread parts of it to put a picture in my mind of the awesome land. Tom Jones does an outstanding job. I will keep this book forever, use it on the trail again, and someday pass it to my children.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide To An Adventure, July 10, 2000

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Gerald L. Gentry (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colorado's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide (Paperback)

I had been thinking for some time to do a backpacking trip on the Continental Divide Trail. I knew that I would need some assistance.

I purchased this book in the fall of 1999. I spent the next six months planning my adventure. Since I had only 7 days to spend on the trail, I decided to hike Segments 24, 25 and 26 (from Winfield to Hancock).

I planned my trip exactly form this book. When I got on the trail July 1, 2000, it was if I had my own personal trail guide with me. I knew exactly what to expect, how far I would hike each day, where the water and the good camp sites were. The driving directions were very accurate to the trailhead, the mileage and guidemarkers were also accurate.

Each night I camped at the locations I expected and found water where the author said it would be.

I finished my 7 day hike within 2 hours of my expected time! Never had I been on the CDT before!

If you have any interest in the CDT I would urge you to purchase this book. I'm now planning my adventure for next year from this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book but heavy to pack with, August 17, 2010

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K. Preble "svivor" (Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colorado's Continental Divide Trail: The Official Guide (Paperback)

Buyer beware, wavebooks who is selling this for $212.95? is off line and [...] does not respond. Look elsewhere for this book. And $212.95 has got to be a typo! No way is this worth that! I have a copy and paid under $25 for it. E-file of GPS waypoints available thru the Continental Divide Trail web site is a lot cheaper! $16.