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Long-distance trail in the United States
Continental Divide Trail
Continental Divide Trail runs 4 887 km through the United States, and it is walked in 4 stages — the longest of them CDT - Idaho & Montana Section, 1 619 km. The route below is the waymarked relation itself, kept by the people who paint the blazes, not a line traced over a map by us.
Walk any of it with wayly and the trail keeps its own score. Every track you record clears the ground you covered, and the share of the trail lying inside that cleared ground is your progress — 3 910 km of it — 80 % and it counts as walked. Nothing to tick, and nothing to remember when you get home.
4 stages
Trail passport
245 stamps, one for every 20 km — pressed by the tracks you record, not by a button
About the trail
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (in short Continental Divide Trail, CDT) is a United States National Scenic Trail with a length measured by the Continental Divide Trail Coalition of 3,028 miles (4,873 km) between the U.S. border with Chihuahua, Mexico, and the border with Alberta, Canada.
Walk it, or just look closer
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Questions
How long is Continental Divide Trail?
4 887 km, split into 4 stages. wayly counts it walked when your recorded tracks cover 3 910 km of it — 80 %.
How many stages does Continental Divide Trail have?
4. The longest is CDT - Idaho & Montana Section, 1 619 km; the average works out at 1 222 km.
Which countries does Continental Divide Trail cross?
It stays inside the United States.
