WhenSeptember 6, 2025 Distance50.3 mi Time9h 17m Elevation Gain5925 ft Elevation Loss3323 ft Avg Speed9.6 mph Download GPX 48: Cathedral Ranch I write this while sitting in my tent this morning waiting for the sun. It rained last evening, then the skies cleared and temperatures plummeted. This morning everything is frozen solid. Bike bag zippers. […]
Tag: continental-divide-trail
47: Terra Incognita
WhenSeptember 5, 2025 Distance57.9 mi Time11h 14m Elevation Gain7523 ft Elevation Loss9652 ft Avg Speed6.7 mph Download GPX 47: Terra Incognita This route to date has tied together into a continuous strand the Wyoming of my childhood, the Colorado of my mid-20s, and the Montana of my 30s. These landscapes are now woven together with […]
46: Monarch
WhenSeptember 4, 2025 Distance46.7 mi Time11h 49m Elevation Gain8957 ft Elevation Loss6850 ft Avg Speed5.3 mph Download GPX 46: Monarch A hiker asked me yesterday, why bike the CDT? I guess the answer is simple: 1) mountain biking is fun; and, 2) the CDT goes really pretty places. (Oh, and I guess—not something I would […]
45: Mt. Princeton and its Hotsprings
WhenSeptember 3, 2025 Distance22.6 mi Time5h 19m Elevation Gain3343 ft Elevation Loss2218 ft Avg Speed7.7 mph Download GPX 45: Mt. Princeton and its Hotsprings Wow, what a lovely afternoon. After the quick and efficient pedal into Buena Vista this morning, I picked up my resupply and stopped by Black Burro Bikes for some new brake […]
42: Colorado High Country
WhenAugust 31, 2025 Distance27.4 mi Time10h 2m Elevation Gain9183 ft Elevation Loss5587 ft Avg Speed3.7 mph Download GPX 42: Colorado High Country Colorado’s high country stands out as if a towering peak on the elevation profile of the CDT, exceeding 14,000’ (though my bike-legal route will top out at more like 13,200’). After a second […]