The 2025 CDT Community Survey Report is Here!
648 members of the CDT community, including nearly 100 local business owners, shared what the Continental Divide Trail means to the places they call home.
Free to read and share. Opens as a PDF. Photo by Jasmine Starr
Voices From Along the Divide
The Continental Divide Trail connects communities, cultures, and landscapes across the Rocky Mountain West. In fall 2025, the Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) invited the people who live along and love the Divide to share their perspectives. Community members responded through partner networks, in-person events, newsletters, and word of mouth from every corner of the trail. This report elevates what we heard: the value of the CDT to the communities it touches, and where our shared work goes next.
Community Members Responded
Local Business Owners
States Along the Divide
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