Person-defined routeTrack policy: Open

Great Colorado Route GCR

By Donovan "Iceman" Rice, 2026 · Colorado, United States

Published length: 3,219 km2,000 mi2,000 mi, per the site
Measured track: Not measuredNo track was downloaded and measured
Track: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Track policy: OpenThe creator publishes the track freely

Record only

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Great Colorado Route route page and GPX

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The route

Creator: Donovan "Iceman" Rice
First published: 2026
Track policy: OpenThe creator publishes the track freely

The Great Colorado Route GPX is available for free download. Though donations are by no means expected, any donation ... is greatly appreciated

Donovan "Iceman" Rice The creator’s words

Read on https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route.

Track policy: OpenThe creator publishes the track freely. A track is included only where the creator's terms allow passing it on, or where OpenStreetMap carries the route as a route relation. Otherwise get it from the creator.This route
Track policy: SoldThe route is got by buying a guide or map set. No track is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Track policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a track. No track is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Track policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the track is not settled. No track is included until it is settled.

About the route

Across Colorado in 32 sections, with off-trail travel and scrambling, and 364,000 feet of gain. The data came from the creator's 2026 thru-hike scouting. The site's terms of use say the GPS files are provided for informational purposes only, and state no reuse licence.

The record

Kind: Person-defined routeWorked out and published by a person or a small group: a high route, a traverse or a loop of linked trails
Designation: Person-defined route (Donovan "Iceman" Rice, 2026); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: CO (Colorado), United States
Published length: 3,219 km2,000 mi2,000 mi, per the site. A check value, not measured from the track.
Short name: GCR
Record ID: great-colorado-routeStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a track
Publisher: Donovan "Iceman" Rice (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com
Source: https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route
Main track: No OpenStreetMap route relation for the route was found on 2026-11-10, and the site states no licence that allows passing the track on.How the main track is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Licence: None stated
Source checked: 2026-11-10

What the source says

No track is included, so no source licence applies to a track. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route, read 2026-11-10).

With the page it was read on. Not legal advice.

OpenStreetMap

Note: No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.

Logo

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Corrections

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Field	Value
`id`	great-colorado-route
`name`	Great Colorado Route
`short_name`	GCR
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	CO
`length_km`	3219
`length_note`	2,000 mi, per the site
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Donovan "Iceman" Rice, 2026); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Donovan "Iceman" Rice (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com
`source.url`	https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route
`source.format`	No line included
`source.crs`	EPSG:4326
`source.licence`	none-stated
`source.licence_text`	No track is included, so no source licence applies to a track. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No OpenStreetMap route relation for the route was found on 2026-11-10, and the site states no licence that allows passing the track on.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	none (no line included)
`source.line_file`	""
`source.line_absent_reason`	The creator publishes the track for download; no licence that allows passing it on is stated. Get it from the creator's page.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Donovan "Iceman" Rice
`shield.note`	No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	Donovan "Iceman" Rice
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Donovan "Iceman" Rice
`route.year`	2026
`route.line_policy`	open
`route.creator_words`	The Great Colorado Route GPX is available for free download. Though donations are by no means expected, any donation ... is greatly appreciated
`route.creator_words_url`	https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route
`route.note`	Across Colorado in 32 sections, with off-trail travel and scrambling, and 364,000 feet of gain. The data came from the creator's 2026 thru-hike scouting. The site's terms of use say the GPS files are provided for informational purposes only, and state no reuse licence.
`guide[0].title`	Great Colorado Route route page and GPX
`guide[0].author`	Donovan "Iceman" Rice
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://www.greatcoloradoroute.com/route
`guide[0].format`	GPX and an interactive CalTopo map