Segment 1: A Clean Break & The CT's Canyon On-Ramp

2025 SoBo Colorado Trail Report ft. Hostel Fish (Denver, CO), Waterton Canyon Trailhead, & the rocky singletrack into Bear Creek country.

[ Day #: 1 | Total Miles Hiked: 0 | Miles Remaining: 491 ]

It’s August 12th, 2025.

Waking up at 3:30am in a hostel — and respectfully extracting oneself from a full dorm room without waking a soul — is an artform I am just beginning to hone. Thankfully, my anxious mind gets the best of me, and I wake up a few minutes before my alarm is set to go off. I pe…