The Northern Colorado Trail stretches 292 miles from Estes Park to Glenwood Springs.
Loveland-based thru-hiker Kevin “Sunshine” Silvernale had just completed his hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2016 when he started thinking about developing a backpacking route that wove its way across northern Colorado.
He started plotting route points in 2022 after tackling the Colorado Trail. Then last year, he finally decided to walk from Estes Park to Glenwood Springs to put his planned path to the test.
The result is the Northern Colorado Trail, a 292-mile route that travels through iconic destinations like Rocky Mountain National Park, the Rawah Wilderness, and the Flattops Wilderness Area.
