View trails by allowed uses on the map, browse featured routes, download offline maps, record trips and notes in the field, complete challenges to earn badges, and share your experiences with the community.
COTREX connects people, trails, and technology by coordinating the efforts of federal, state, county, and local agencies to create a comprehensive repository of recreational trails for public use.
Available for free, COTREX offers the most comprehensive trail map available for the state and is built atop data from over 230 trail managers.
– Inform and inspire the entire COTREX community by sharing your Trips and Field Notes publicly or submitting Trip Reports.
Discover and explore Colorado’s unique trail experiences with the Colorado Trail Explorer.
– By sharing your experiences, you also help to inform trail managers about current conditions on the ground.
The Colorado Trail Explorer endeavors to map every trail in the state of Colorado in support of the Colorado the Beautiful Initiative.
– By recording and classifying Field Notes, you can complete Challenges and earn Badges for your profile.
Choose from 45,000+ classifications that include trail conditions, species, rocks and minerals, historic places, points of interest, and much more.
COTREX represents a seamless network of trails managed by over 230 land managers.
This project is led by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Department of Natural Resources, but is only made possible through partnerships with organizations at every level statewide.
– COTREX offline maps are lightweight in size and easy to download.
– No cell coverage? No problem! Download maps ahead of time for a continuous experience that doesn’t depend on your network.
– Browse or search to find trails and Feature Routes that match your activities or interests.