Continental Divide Trail

The trail follows the Continental Divide from the Crazy Cook Monument in southern New Mexico to the Canadian border in Glacier National Park, with the Bureau of Land Management administering stretches including land near Crownpoint, New Mexico. It was established under the authority of the National Trails System Act, and the stated purpose is primitive hiking and horseback riding while conserving natural, historic and cultural resources along the Divide.

National Scenic Trail since

1978

Length (km)

4873

Drawn from

Crazy Cook Monument

Drawn to

the Canadian border in Glacier National Park

OpenStreetMap relation

www.openstreetmap.org/relation/921198

Where the length and date are published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Divide_Trail

Category: Hiking & Trails

Tags: national scenic trail, continental divide, new mexico, montana, horse riding, long-distance

Coordinates: 41.0531419643927, -106.91916350373758

Part of National Scenic Trails of the United States

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