Alert: Fast-growing fire closes section of Continental Divide Trail and Colorado Trail near Mt. Massive

tThe Forest Service closed a section of the Continental Divide Trail/Colorado Trail between Twin Lakes and Tennessee Pass in response to a rapidly growing wildfire that started yesterday on the slopes of Mount Massive, Colorado’s second-highest peak. The fire started Sunday afternoon and quickly grew to more than 1,000 acres, with its perimeter overlapping the CDT.

Lake County, Colorado, is under a mandatory evacuation order, and both the Continental Divide Trail Coalition and the Colorado Trail Foundation urge hikers to stay out of this section until it reopens. The closure is from mile CDT 1167.5 to mile 1201.25.

«Northbound hikers should stop at Twin Lakes, and southbound hikers should stop at Tennessee Pass. Hikers can resupply and wait for updates in Leadville,» the Continental Divide Trail Coalition said in a statement. advertisement of the closure. There are no detours available at this time.

Hikers can follow the status of the fire using the Duty of vigilance app, which currently lists the fire at approximately 1,000 acres and 0% containment.

Presented Image: Lisa Slutsken, 2024.

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