The CT & CDT were closed this afternoon at Segment 22 (not sure about 21). SJ Ron 
San Juan Ron
CT closed this afternoon
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#2
According to the Lake City Facebook page, no access to CT from Camp Trail, Cataract Gulch, or Cuba Gulch (that covers a lot of ground). SJ Ron
San Juan Ron
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#3
from the CTF facebook page
UPDATE ON CREED-AREA FIRES, CT SEGS 21 & 22: Fire itself has not reached the CT. However, SMOKE ON THE CT HAS BEEN REAL BAD AT TIMES, depending on wind direction. One local user said when smoky, the CT has been so thick “no one would want to hike or bike, nor would it be healthy.” Further, road closures (including part of Hwy 149 plus Hwy 160 Wolf Creek Pass) are eliminating some CT exit routes. Town of Creede is under pre-evacuation. A HUGE PORTION OF THE RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST IS CLOSED and the CT borders this closure in and out. These fires, the “West Fork Complex” including “Papoose Fire” are Colorado’s biggest and firefighters have not begun to contain them; they might burn for weeks, maybe months longer. CT exit points include Hwy 114 at the West end of Segment 17 where there is some auto traffic. Other exit routes to the north of the CT in Segments 18 & 19 have very little traffic and may only work if users have a pre-arranged ride. Users wanting to reconnect with the CT could do so from the north (say through or near Silverton) at Segment 25 Molas Pass (passenger car) and possibly Segment 24 Stony Pass (jeep).
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3436/
On Track
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#5
This was posted today on the CTF Facebook page. (Thank you, Jerry Brown)
"Here is a way to walk around the San Juan fires:
Hike to the end of Segment 18 then follow the La Garita Wilderness bicycle detour 47.9 miles to Hwy 149. This is a fantastic route on remote, isolated and very scenic dirt roads which have almost no traffic. When you reach Hwy 149, turn right and hike downhill 7.1 miles to Cinnamon Pass Road. (You are very close to Lake City at this intersection, making it easy to resupply). Follow the Cinnamon Pass Road 36 miles west to Silverton. From Silverton, walk 6 miles south on US Hwy 550 to rejoin the CT at Molas Pass. At this point you are approximately 75 miles from Durango via the CT.
As an added bonus you can bag three 14’ers along the route - Redcloud, Sunshine, and Handies peaks. They all are accessible from the Cinnamon Pass Road."
AJ
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#6
Just posted 5 minutes ago on the CTF Facebook page:
“Closure clarification: Forest authorities (today) firmed the closure of the CT. CT Segs 21-23 closed entirely. CT Seg 24 closed miles 0-6.4 coinciding with that portion near the Continental Divide. The above “FIRE WALK-AROUND ROUTE” is good; it uses no closed portion of the CT.”
wandering bob