Cdt

The Cdt hike is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in the Tres Piedras Ranger District of Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico. It gains about 944 feet from a low point of 10,256 feet to a high of 11,024 feet. The route is rated hard, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The trail is part of a larger network of long-distance routes in this corner of the state. The Cdt - New Mexico Section lies about 3.8 miles away, and the Continental Divide Trail passes about 5.2 miles off. Dixie Creek Access is roughly 4.7 miles away, and the Rio de los Pinos, a canoeing stretch across the Colorado line, sits about 5.4 miles away.