Trail Protection Archives - Continental Divide Trail Coalition

Roadless Rule Under Attack

by alabert | Aug 26, 2026 | Advocacy page, Blog, Trail Protection

Comment Today to Protect the Roadless Rule Last week, the US Forest Service released its plan to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road building and logging on over 45 million acres of national forests across the country. The scenic views and remote feel...

The “Leave No Trace” Trail Angel: A Guide to Low-Impact Kindness

by Alex Derr | Feb 19, 2026 | Blog, Trail Protection

Every year, countless travelers set out on a Continental Divide Trail (CDT) journey. Whether hiking the length of the CDT border to border or just out for the day, the CDT stretches over 3,000 miles along the Continental Divide through some of America’s most remote...

“Trail Work is a Bottomless Pit” – Why Volunteering is More Important than Ever

by Becca Olson | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, Trail Protection

“Trail Work is a Bottomless Pit” – Why Volunteering is More Important than Ever By Michael McDaniel I CDTC Technical Field Specialist “Trail work is a bottomless pit.” It was a joke first introduced to me years ago during a training, in which...

Roadless Rule Under Attack

The “Leave No Trace” Trail Angel: A Guide to Low-Impact Kindness

“Trail Work is a Bottomless Pit” – Why Volunteering is More Important than Ever

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