Trails

What people carry on the CDT

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Continental Divide Trail

3,101 mi New Mexico to Montana

What this trail asks of your pack

  • Navigation is on you: maps, compass, a GPS app, alternates
  • Ice axe and spikes for the San Juans and Glacier
  • Long carries in the Great Divide Basin
  • Lightning and early-season snow above 12,000 ft
Packs
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Trail vs trail

CDTCT
Packs01
Median base weight—10.6 lb
Lightest—10.6 lb
Quilt instead of a bag—100%
Trail runners—100%
Bear canister—0%
Ice axe—0%
Satellite messenger—0%

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