The Colorado Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is boasting the release of the Colorado Trail Explorer — or COTREX for short — as Colorado’s official trails app. COTREX is ...

When you set out for a hike, there's a motto to remember "know before you go," but even the best plans fall apart. "I'm already confused," CBS reporter Karen Morfitt said while testing out the ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER — Summer is right around the corner ...

No Name Basin will add hundreds of acres and a dozen new trails to this Colorado Gem’s footprint. Monarch Mountain, Colorado isn’t the state’s most popular ski resort, but the down-home feel, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LOVELAND, Colo. — Colorado has a new free web and mobile application for hikers, mountain bikers and others who use the state’s public trails. The ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wants to remind the Colorado outdoor community that the Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) mobile app displays active fire alerts, including wildfires and prescribed ...

Colorado has so many picturesque hiking trails, but the five longest boast some of the most beautiful nature you'll ever see, ...

Stony Pass in the San Juan Mountains. Photo by Eric Schuette More beautiful than the Appalachian Trail, more fun than the Continental Divide Trail, and easier to pull off than the Pacific Crest Trail, ...

The Colorado Trail can be measured in three lengths — 486 miles, 491 miles or 549 miles — depending on which route you take. It consists of 28 segments of mixed single-track, forest roads and rocky ...