length: 4,873km (3,028mi)
type: one way hiking or horseriding
high point: Grays Peak, Colorado, 4,352m (14,278ft)
low point: Lordsburg, New Mexico and Waterton Lakes, Alberta, 1,300m (4,200ft)
season: spring to autumn

Raw, wild, and remote. The CDT is the longest and most rugged of the triple crown. Passes through montana, idaho, wyoming, colorado, and new mexico.