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Major thru-hike NM/CO/WY/MT, US· 3,100 mi

Continental Divide Trail

The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) spans ~3,100 miles from the Mexico border in New Mexico to the Canada border in Montana, following the spine of the Rocky Mountains through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana/Idaho.

Continental Divide Trail water source guide with 163 sources and 0 community field reports. Real-time water conditions, dry-stretch alerts, and carry planning for hikers.

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Length
3,100 mi
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  1. #1Crazy Cook Monument CacheWater Cache
    Mile 0no reports yet
  2. #2Highway 81 Water CacheWater Cache
    Mile 13.9no reports yet
  3. #3Hidden Water CacheWater Cache
    Mile 25.8no reports yet
  4. #4Deer Creek CacheWater Cache
    Mile 39.8no reports yet
  5. #5Playas Valley CacheWater Cache
    Mile 45.1no reports yet
  6. #6Lordsburg CacheWater Cache
    Mile 56.6no reports yet
  7. #7Lordsburg Town Tap
    Mile 77.2no reports yet
  8. #8Windmill No. 7 TankTank
    Mile 85no reports yet
  9. #9Burro Mountain Homestead Tap
    Mile 102.3no reports yet
  10. #10Jack's Peak Spring
    Mile 116.8no reports yet
  11. #11Cureton Ranch Spring
    Mile 125.5no reports yet
  12. #12Silver City Visitor Center Tap
    Mile 137.9no reports yet
  13. #13Mangas Spring
    Mile 145.2no reports yet
  14. #14Bear Creek
    Mile 161.4no reports yet
  15. #15Gila River Middle Fork
    Mile 175.2no reports yet
  16. #16Jordan Hot Springs
    Mile 185no reports yet
  17. #17Gila River West Fork
    Mile 200no reports yet
  18. #18Doc Campbell's Post Spigot
    Mile 215.3no reports yet
  19. #19Snow Lake
    Mile 230.1no reports yet
  20. #20Pueblo Creek
    Mile 245.8no reports yet
  21. #21Collins Park TankTank
    Mile 255.4no reports yet
  22. #22Davila Ranch Well
    Mile 285.6no reports yet
  23. #23Pie Town Post Office Tap
    Mile 305.2no reports yet
  24. #24TLC Ranch Well
    Mile 345.8no reports yet
  25. #25Largo Canyon Spring
    Mile 370.1no reports yet
  26. #26Grants City Tap
    Mile 400.3no reports yet
  27. #27Horace Spring
    Mile 430.2no reports yet
  28. #28Mount Taylor Spring
    Mile 465.7no reports yet
  29. #29La Ventana Spring
    Mile 485.4no reports yet
  30. #30Cuba Town Tap
    Mile 515.2no reports yet
  31. #31Grants Public Library Spigot
    Mile 518.5no reports yet
  32. #32La Mosca Spring
    Mile 536.2no reports yet
  33. #33Mirabal Spring
    Mile 547no reports yet
  34. #34Ojo del Orno
    Mile 564.8no reports yet
  35. #35Jones Canyon TankTank
    Mile 575.2no reports yet
  36. #36Seismosaurus Spring
    Mile 582.5no reports yet
  37. #37Mesa del Medio Spring
    Mile 604.9no reports yet
  38. #38Ghost Ranch Education Center
    Mile 635.4no reports yet
  39. #39Rio Chama
    Mile 638.5no reports yet
  40. #40Canjilon Lakes
    Mile 672.1no reports yet
  41. #41Hopewell Lake
    Mile 714.5no reports yet
  42. #42Laguna Larga
    Mile 735no reports yet
  43. #43Cumbres Pass Stream
    Mile 758.2no reports yet
  44. #44Dipping Vat Spring
    Mile 779.4no reports yet
  45. #45Adams Lake
    Mile 808.9no reports yet
  46. #46Blue Lake
    Mile 842.1no reports yet
  47. #47Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area Tap
    Mile 858.5no reports yet
  48. #48Crater Lake
    Mile 882no reports yet
  49. #49Elwood Creek
    Mile 895.3no reports yet
  50. #50Weminuche Creek
    Mile 912.5no reports yet
  51. #51Los Pinos River
    Mile 934.2no reports yet
  52. #52Vallecito Creek
    Mile 959no reports yet
  53. #53Elk Creek
    Mile 978.4no reports yet
  54. #54Stony Pass Stream
    Mile 998.2no reports yet
  55. #55Cataract Lake
    Mile 1014no reports yet
  56. #56Spring Creek
    Mile 1022.3no reports yet
  57. #57San Luis Pass Spring
    Mile 1028no reports yet
  58. #58Cochetopa Creek
    Mile 1032.5no reports yet
  59. #59Battle Creek
    Mile 1036.2no reports yet
  60. #60Baby Lake Creek
    Mile 1042.8no reports yet
  61. #61Roaring Fork Little Snake River
    Mile 1048.5no reports yet
  62. #62Huston Park Spring
    Mile 1058.4no reports yet
  63. #63Deep Creek
    Mile 1065.7no reports yet
  64. #64Jack Creek
    Mile 1075.3no reports yet
  65. #65North Fork Encampment River
    Mile 1088.2no reports yet
  66. #66Sage Creek
    Mile 1120.5no reports yet
  67. #67Rawlins City Park Tap
    Mile 1162.1no reports yet
  68. #68Mineral Spring
    Mile 1188.4no reports yet
  69. #69Bull Spring
    Mile 1208.7no reports yet
  70. #70Separation Creek
    Mile 1218.2no reports yet
  71. #71A&M Reservoir
    Mile 1238.6no reports yet
  72. #72Diehl Reservoir
    Mile 1252.9no reports yet
  73. #73Bison Basin Spring
    Mile 1265.3no reports yet
  74. #74Crooks Creek
    Mile 1288.7no reports yet
  75. #75Sweetwater River Crossing
    Mile 1318.4no reports yet
  76. #76South Pass City Hydrant
    Mile 1338.9no reports yet
  77. #77Atlantic City Spigot
    Mile 1342.2no reports yet
  78. #78Willow Creek
    Mile 1352.5no reports yet
  79. #79Little Sandy Creek
    Mile 1370.1no reports yet
  80. #80Big Sandy River
    Mile 1385.4no reports yet
  81. #81Dad's Lake
    Mile 1395.7no reports yet
  82. #82Marm's Lake
    Mile 1402.3no reports yet
  83. #83Raid Lake
    Mile 1412.8no reports yet
  84. #84East Fork River
    Mile 1425.1no reports yet
  85. #85Pole Creek
    Mile 1440.6no reports yet
  86. #86Island Lake
    Mile 1455.9no reports yet
  87. #87Green River
    Mile 1485.4no reports yet
  88. #88Fish Creek
    Mile 1532.2no reports yet
  89. #89Bull Springs
    Mile 1571.8no reports yet
  90. #90Diagnus Well
    Mile 1587.4no reports yet
  91. #91South Pass City Piped Water
    Mile 1624.5no reports yet
  92. #92Sweetwater River
    Mile 1642.6no reports yet
  93. #93North Fork Popo Agie River
    Mile 1683.5no reports yet
  94. #94Elbow Lake
    Mile 1710.2no reports yet
  95. #95Tourist Creek
    Mile 1738.9no reports yet
  96. #96Roaring Fork Creek
    Mile 1755.2no reports yet
  97. #97Sheridan Creek
    Mile 1778.6no reports yet
  98. #98Brooks Lake Campground Tap
    Mile 1818.1no reports yet
  99. #99Buffalo Fork River
    Mile 1832.5no reports yet
  100. #100Parting of the Waters
    Mile 1855.9no reports yet
  101. #101Snake River
    Mile 1882.3no reports yet
  102. #102Heart Lake
    Mile 1912.1no reports yet
  103. #103Lewis River
    Mile 1938.4no reports yet
  104. #104Old Faithful General Store
    Mile 1965.7no reports yet
  105. #105Iron Spring Creek
    Mile 1974.2no reports yet
  106. #106Boundary Creek
    Mile 1992.5no reports yet
  107. #107Targhee Creek
    Mile 2010.4no reports yet
  108. #108Mile Creek
    Mile 2025.1no reports yet
  109. #109Blair Lake
    Mile 2040.6no reports yet
  110. #110Tepee Creek
    Mile 2052.2no reports yet
  111. #111Deadman Creek
    Mile 2061.8no reports yet
  112. #112Lemhi Pass Spring
    Mile 2066.4no reports yet
  113. #113Dutch Joe Creek
    Mile 2072.1no reports yet
  114. #114North Fork Little Sandy Creek
    Mile 2095.5no reports yet
  115. #115Silver Lake
    Mile 2118.7no reports yet
  116. #116Roaring Fork
    Mile 2152.6no reports yet
  117. #117Union Pass Spring
    Mile 2165.2no reports yet
  118. #118Brooks Lake Campground Spigot
    Mile 2206.1no reports yet
  119. #119Wind River
    Mile 2218.3no reports yet
  120. #120Thorofare River
    Mile 2268.2no reports yet
  121. #121Yellowstone River
    Mile 2290.4no reports yet
  122. #122Old Faithful Visitor Center
    Mile 2354.2no reports yet
  123. #123Firehole River
    Mile 2362.5no reports yet
  124. #124Summit Lake
    Mile 2380.1no reports yet
  125. #125Bechler River
    Mile 2398.3no reports yet
  126. #126Henrys Lake Outlet
    Mile 2428.1no reports yet
  127. #127Targhee Pass Spring
    Mile 2445.5no reports yet
  128. #128Red Rock Creek
    Mile 2488.4no reports yet
  129. #129Hell Roaring Creek
    Mile 2512.2no reports yet
  130. #130Monida Pass Water CacheWater Cache
    Mile 2538.5no reports yet
  131. #131Modoc Creek
    Mile 2548.1no reports yet
  132. #132Medicine Lodge Creek
    Mile 2563.4no reports yet
  133. #133Bannock Pass Spring
    Mile 2582.4no reports yet
  134. #134North Fork Sun River
    Mile 2584.2no reports yet
  135. #135West Fork Sun River
    Mile 2596.5no reports yet
  136. #136Gates Park Guard Station Piped
    Mile 2610.1no reports yet
  137. #137Rock Creek
    Mile 2618.3no reports yet
  138. #138Bowl Creek
    Mile 2632.7no reports yet
  139. #139Strawberry Creek
    Mile 2645.4no reports yet
  140. #140Gateway Pass Spring
    Mile 2658.9no reports yet
  141. #141Badger Creek
    Mile 2671.2no reports yet
  142. #142Summit Creek
    Mile 2684.5no reports yet
  143. #143Lubeck Spring
    Mile 2692.1no reports yet
  144. #144Two Medicine Lake
    Mile 2701.4no reports yet
  145. #145Two Medicine Campground Spigot
    Mile 2702.5no reports yet
  146. #146Midvale Creek
    Mile 2712.8no reports yet
  147. #147East Glacier Park General Store Spigot
    Mile 2715no reports yet
  148. #148South Fork Two Medicine River
    Mile 2728.3no reports yet
  149. #149Cut Bank Creek
    Mile 2742.6no reports yet
  150. #150Morning Star Lake
    Mile 2755.9no reports yet
  151. #151Red Eagle Creek
    Mile 2768.2no reports yet
  152. #152Saint Mary Lake
    Mile 2781.5no reports yet
  153. #153Reynolds Creek
    Mile 2795.8no reports yet
  154. #154Logan Pass Visitor Center Piped
    Mile 2810.1no reports yet
  155. #155Granite Park Chalet Piped
    Mile 2825.4no reports yet
  156. #156Many Glacier Ranger Station Piped
    Mile 2840.7no reports yet
  157. #157Swiftcurrent Creek
    Mile 2842no reports yet
  158. #158Ptarmigan Creek
    Mile 2855.3no reports yet
  159. #159Elizabeth Lake
    Mile 2868.6no reports yet
  160. #160Belly River
    Mile 2881.9no reports yet
  161. #161Mokowanis River
    Mile 2895.2no reports yet
  162. #162Waterton Lake
    Mile 2910.5no reports yet
  163. #163Goat Haunt Ranger Station Piped
    Mile 2912no reports yet

Dry stretches — 85

Gaps of 15+ miles between water sources. Plan your carry carefully.

  1. Yellowstone River → Old Faithful Visitor Center
    Mile 2290.4–2354.2 · 63.8 mi gap
  2. Wind River → Thorofare River
    Mile 2218.3–2268.2 · 49.9 mi gap
  3. Green River → Fish Creek
    Mile 1485.4–1532.2 · 46.8 mi gap
  4. Targhee Pass Spring → Red Rock Creek
    Mile 2445.5–2488.4 · 42.9 mi gap
  5. Canjilon Lakes → Hopewell Lake
    Mile 672.1–714.5 · 42.4 mi gap
  6. Sage Creek → Rawlins City Park Tap
    Mile 1120.5–1162.1 · 41.6 mi gap
  7. Sweetwater River → North Fork Popo Agie River
    Mile 1642.6–1683.5 · 40.9 mi gap
  8. Union Pass Spring → Brooks Lake Campground Spigot
    Mile 2165.2–2206.1 · 40.9 mi gap
  9. Pie Town Post Office Tap → TLC Ranch Well
    Mile 305.2–345.8 · 40.6 mi gap
  10. Fish Creek → Bull Springs
    Mile 1532.2–1571.8 · 39.6 mi gap
  11. Sheridan Creek → Brooks Lake Campground Tap
    Mile 1778.6–1818.1 · 39.5 mi gap
  12. Diagnus Well → South Pass City Piped Water
    Mile 1587.4–1624.5 · 37.1 mi gap
  13. Horace Spring → Mount Taylor Spring
    Mile 430.2–465.7 · 35.5 mi gap
  14. Silver Lake → Roaring Fork
    Mile 2118.7–2152.6 · 33.9 mi gap
  15. Rio Chama → Canjilon Lakes
    Mile 638.5–672.1 · 33.6 mi gap
  16. Adams Lake → Blue Lake
    Mile 808.9–842.1 · 33.2 mi gap
  17. North Fork Encampment River → Sage Creek
    Mile 1088.2–1120.5 · 32.3 mi gap
  18. Mesa del Medio Spring → Ghost Ranch Education Center
    Mile 604.9–635.4 · 30.5 mi gap
  19. Collins Park Tank → Davila Ranch Well
    Mile 255.4–285.6 · 30.2 mi gap
  20. Largo Canyon Spring → Grants City Tap
    Mile 370.1–400.3 · 30.2 mi gap
  21. Grants City Tap → Horace Spring
    Mile 400.3–430.2 · 29.9 mi gap
  22. La Ventana Spring → Cuba Town Tap
    Mile 485.4–515.2 · 29.8 mi gap
  23. Snake River → Heart Lake
    Mile 1882.3–1912.1 · 29.8 mi gap
  24. Bechler River → Henrys Lake Outlet
    Mile 2398.3–2428.1 · 29.8 mi gap
  25. Crooks Creek → Sweetwater River Crossing
    Mile 1288.7–1318.4 · 29.7 mi gap
  26. Dipping Vat Spring → Adams Lake
    Mile 779.4–808.9 · 29.5 mi gap
  27. Island Lake → Green River
    Mile 1455.9–1485.4 · 29.5 mi gap
  28. Elbow Lake → Tourist Creek
    Mile 1710.2–1738.9 · 28.7 mi gap
  29. Lewis River → Old Faithful General Store
    Mile 1938.4–1965.7 · 27.3 mi gap
  30. North Fork Popo Agie River → Elbow Lake
    Mile 1683.5–1710.2 · 26.7 mi gap
  31. Parting of the Waters → Snake River
    Mile 1855.9–1882.3 · 26.4 mi gap
  32. Rawlins City Park Tap → Mineral Spring
    Mile 1162.1–1188.4 · 26.3 mi gap
  33. Heart Lake → Lewis River
    Mile 1912.1–1938.4 · 26.3 mi gap
  34. Hell Roaring Creek → Monida Pass Water Cache
    Mile 2512.2–2538.5 · 26.3 mi gap
  35. Los Pinos River → Vallecito Creek
    Mile 934.2–959 · 24.8 mi gap
  36. TLC Ranch Well → Largo Canyon Spring
    Mile 345.8–370.1 · 24.3 mi gap
  37. Red Rock Creek → Hell Roaring Creek
    Mile 2488.4–2512.2 · 23.8 mi gap
  38. Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area Tap → Crater Lake
    Mile 858.5–882 · 23.5 mi gap
  39. Bison Basin Spring → Crooks Creek
    Mile 1265.3–1288.7 · 23.4 mi gap
  40. Roaring Fork Creek → Sheridan Creek
    Mile 1755.2–1778.6 · 23.4 mi gap
  41. Buffalo Fork River → Parting of the Waters
    Mile 1832.5–1855.9 · 23.4 mi gap
  42. Dutch Joe Creek → North Fork Little Sandy Creek
    Mile 2072.1–2095.5 · 23.4 mi gap
  43. Laguna Larga → Cumbres Pass Stream
    Mile 735–758.2 · 23.2 mi gap
  44. North Fork Little Sandy Creek → Silver Lake
    Mile 2095.5–2118.7 · 23.2 mi gap
  45. Seismosaurus Spring → Mesa del Medio Spring
    Mile 582.5–604.9 · 22.4 mi gap
  46. Thorofare River → Yellowstone River
    Mile 2268.2–2290.4 · 22.2 mi gap
  47. Weminuche Creek → Los Pinos River
    Mile 912.5–934.2 · 21.7 mi gap
  48. Cumbres Pass Stream → Dipping Vat Spring
    Mile 758.2–779.4 · 21.2 mi gap
  49. Lordsburg Cache → Lordsburg Town Tap
    Mile 56.6–77.2 · 20.6 mi gap
  50. Hopewell Lake → Laguna Larga
    Mile 714.5–735 · 20.5 mi gap
  51. Sweetwater River Crossing → South Pass City Hydrant
    Mile 1318.4–1338.9 · 20.5 mi gap
  52. Separation Creek → A&M Reservoir
    Mile 1218.2–1238.6 · 20.4 mi gap
  53. Mineral Spring → Bull Spring
    Mile 1188.4–1208.7 · 20.3 mi gap
  54. Elk Creek → Stony Pass Stream
    Mile 978.4–998.2 · 19.8 mi gap
  55. Mount Taylor Spring → La Ventana Spring
    Mile 465.7–485.4 · 19.7 mi gap
  56. Davila Ranch Well → Pie Town Post Office Tap
    Mile 285.6–305.2 · 19.6 mi gap
  57. Vallecito Creek → Elk Creek
    Mile 959–978.4 · 19.4 mi gap
  58. Medicine Lodge Creek → Bannock Pass Spring
    Mile 2563.4–2582.4 · 19 mi gap
  59. Iron Spring Creek → Boundary Creek
    Mile 1974.2–1992.5 · 18.3 mi gap
  60. Summit Lake → Bechler River
    Mile 2380.1–2398.3 · 18.2 mi gap
  61. South Pass City Piped Water → Sweetwater River
    Mile 1624.5–1642.6 · 18.1 mi gap
  62. Boundary Creek → Targhee Creek
    Mile 1992.5–2010.4 · 17.9 mi gap
  63. Mirabal Spring → Ojo del Orno
    Mile 547–564.8 · 17.8 mi gap
  64. Grants Public Library Spigot → La Mosca Spring
    Mile 518.5–536.2 · 17.7 mi gap
  65. Willow Creek → Little Sandy Creek
    Mile 1352.5–1370.1 · 17.6 mi gap
  66. Firehole River → Summit Lake
    Mile 2362.5–2380.1 · 17.6 mi gap
  67. Henrys Lake Outlet → Targhee Pass Spring
    Mile 2428.1–2445.5 · 17.4 mi gap
  68. Windmill No. 7 Tank → Burro Mountain Homestead Tap
    Mile 85–102.3 · 17.3 mi gap
  69. Elwood Creek → Weminuche Creek
    Mile 895.3–912.5 · 17.2 mi gap
  70. Blue Lake → Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area Tap
    Mile 842.1–858.5 · 16.4 mi gap
  71. Tourist Creek → Roaring Fork Creek
    Mile 1738.9–1755.2 · 16.3 mi gap
  72. Mangas Spring → Bear Creek
    Mile 145.2–161.4 · 16.2 mi gap
  73. Stony Pass Stream → Cataract Lake
    Mile 998.2–1014 · 15.8 mi gap
  74. Snow Lake → Pueblo Creek
    Mile 230.1–245.8 · 15.7 mi gap
  75. Bull Springs → Diagnus Well
    Mile 1571.8–1587.4 · 15.6 mi gap
  76. East Fork River → Pole Creek
    Mile 1425.1–1440.6 · 15.5 mi gap
  77. Mile Creek → Blair Lake
    Mile 2025.1–2040.6 · 15.5 mi gap
  78. Gila River West Fork → Doc Campbell's Post Spigot
    Mile 200–215.3 · 15.3 mi gap
  79. Little Sandy Creek → Big Sandy River
    Mile 1370.1–1385.4 · 15.3 mi gap
  80. Pole Creek → Island Lake
    Mile 1440.6–1455.9 · 15.3 mi gap
  81. Modoc Creek → Medicine Lodge Creek
    Mile 2548.1–2563.4 · 15.3 mi gap
  82. Logan Pass Visitor Center Piped → Granite Park Chalet Piped
    Mile 2810.1–2825.4 · 15.3 mi gap
  83. Granite Park Chalet Piped → Many Glacier Ranger Station Piped
    Mile 2825.4–2840.7 · 15.3 mi gap
  84. Mokowanis River → Waterton Lake
    Mile 2895.2–2910.5 · 15.3 mi gap
  85. Jordan Hot Springs → Gila River West Fork
    Mile 185–200 · 15 mi gap

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