Per CTF: CDT PARTWAY DETOUR around CT Seg 12 using CDT but returning to CT at first ‘south of blowdown impasse’ opportunity. Twin Lakes, CDT: Hope Pass, Lake Ann, Texas Creek; leave CDT; east on Trail 416; south on Tr 1442 Browns Pass; east on Tr 1448 Kroenke Lake & Tr 1449 North Cottonwood Creek; Rd 365 for 1.5 mi. to Silver Creek TH at CT Seg 12/13 division; resume CT Southbound. Big detour, 42 miles of detour that misses around 26 miles of CT. Shows well (incl mileages) on Mountainmaps “Sawatch Range.” Available at CT Store and elsewhere.
Per Jerry Brown: If you decide you want to try the CDT detour described above, I have placed a set of maps that should get you there on my website. The blue trail line from Texas Creek to where you rejoin the CT is just sketched in, so it wont have the usual high quality positioning, but it should get you there. Here is a link:
www.bearcreeksurvey.com/CTF/Pdf.zip
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