โThe city of Rawlins & the Continental Divide Trail Coalition recognize that the Rawlins community provides important access and resources along the Continental Divide Trail for nearby residents, thousands of regional visitors and long-distance hikers,โ
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๐ข๐งCDT Closure and Reroute at Monarch Lake, CO
Construction work at the dam on Monarch Lake will result in a temporary closure in the area from Sept. 21 through Sept. 28. The closure will include the Monarch Lake trailhead parking area and portions of
Arapaho Pass Trail from the trailhead to the intersection with the High Lonesome Trail. Hikers may continue to use the Cascade Creek Trail and Arapaho Pass Spur to connect to other trails in the area. Hiking along the road is also permitted.
๐ฅ๐ขThere is currently an active fire burning near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, named the Quartz Ridge Fire, located to the south of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST), and directly west of the Archuleta and Conejos county line, near Summit Peak.
For all information regarding the Quartz Ridge Fire, please the Facebook page Or you can visit InciWeb: https://t.co/A8nGfvFDTm this time there are no closures associated with the CDT, however, hikers should be prepared to encounter smoke.
They are recommending hikers take the Dawson Pass Trail at mile 2939, over Dawson Pass and reconnect to the CDT at Pitamakan Pass (mile 2946.5). This alternate is roughly 10 miles long and approximately 2.5 miles longer than the official CDT.
TRAIL CLOSURE - PITAMAKAN PASS TRAIL
Glacier National Park
Bear Activity | Mile 2939 - 2946.5 | FarOut Mile 2887 - 2894.5 | Posted 8/27 10:11am MST
The NPS has issued a temporary closure of the CDT, with no timeframe for reopening, due to bear activity.
๐ป๐งCDT Closure for Bear Activity on a section of Beaverhead โ Deerlodge National Forest, MT
Mile 2105 โ 2111 | FarOut Mile 2063.2 โ 2069.4
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF (Montana) is issuing a temporary closure of the CDT, approximately 15 miles west of West Yellowstone,
from Raynolds Pass (CDT mile 2105) to CDT mile 2111, due to bear activity.(Bears eating a carcass.) Signs will be posted at both ends of the closure. Users should avoid this area and consider alternate routes.
SOBO: From Summit Pass at HWY 2 leaving Glacier, travel S to Skyland Road. Take Syland Road to Morrison TH. Take TR 154 to JCT w/155. Take TR 155 along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River past Schafer Meadows and Gooseberry to JCT with 161/324. Take 324 S and rejoin the CDT.
CDT Closure update: Suggested Route for Sidney Fire Closure in Badger Two Medicine
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NOBO: From TR324, take 155 West at Gooseberry Park. Travel along the Middle Fort of the Flathead River 155 past Schafer Meadows to JCT with 154. Take TR154 to Morrison Cr. TH. Follow Skyland Road to HWY 2 and rejoin CDT- North at Summit Pass.
๐กTrout Restoration | Routt NF | Mile 1510.5 - 1512.5
Due to a post-fire restoration project for native Cutthroat Trout, the Routt NF is asking users not to drink, swim, or fish in Lost Dog Creek or downstream in the North Fork Elk River from August 15-17. Signs will be posted.
Firefighters battling the Black Feather Fire burning on the Coyote Ranger District, on the San Pedro Parks Wilderness, near the Peรฑas Negras Trail on the Santa Fe National Forest, have reduced the size of the blaze overnight... @CDNST1
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